Jean Carroll’s Lawsuit Against Trump” (Opinion guest essay, April 26): Unfortunately, we still have a long way to go. The #MeToo movement has taken us far, but our legal system still encourages victim blaming and humiliation while requiring women to publicly relive their most traumatizing moments. Jean Carroll’s horrific experience being cross-examined by one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, Joseph Tacopina. In her stunning portrayal of a rape victim’s engagement with the legal system, Jodie Comer’s one-woman show, “Prima Facie,” exemplifies E.

Her testimony has the ring of truth! If he did this - and I believe he did - it is just one more reason that he is not qualified to be president. No doubt.” I suspect that most women and many men believe the same. Trump himself, the why question remains with no answer in this case except this very logical one: He did it! All the other details are irrelevant. It’s a difficult question to answer.įor all the distraction from the defense cross-examination, from the constant detritus of commentary from right-wing media, from Mr. When I was a lawyer, a public defender, the hardest thing to confront in a rape case was the question of why - why a woman would bring a false rape charge, why she would face all that comes with such an allegation if it had not happened. How many men would stay home if they were innocent of such a charge? Would not come into court and deny it forcefully, deny it vehemently? He did the same thing each time he was impeached: talked tough but hid like a coward - did not testify. As is his pattern, he denies it from a distance on social media but doesn’t come to court and face cross-examination. Re “ In Vivid Detail, Trump Accuser Tells Her Story” (front page, April 27):Ĭlear evidence suggests that Donald Trump sexually assaulted E.

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