'Perhaps most heartening is what this verdict says about the continued power and relevance of the MeToo movement, and how fundamentally it has changed American society.,' JillFilipovic writes.
For many women’s rights advocates, the case betweenlast year was top of mind during the Carroll-Trump trial. The Heard-Depp case also included allegations of assault and claims of defamation; when a jury largely found for Depp, it was a blow to feminist progress, and felt like part of a larger backlash against the gains of the #MeToo movement.
The Carroll case says the opposite: That it’s worth fighting back, even against a man who was once arguably the most powerful person in the world.This may not be the end of this saga. Trump can appeal; he continues to assert his innocence. But the verdict against him, like the criminal conviction of Harvey Weinstein, signals that there are at leastWhen it comes to women, and many other aspects of his life, Trump’s egotism is clear. He wasbecause when you’re a “star,” women let you assault them.
In fact, Trump and his legal team seemed so confident that Trump didn’t bother to show up in court. It’s not necessarily unusual that a defendant wouldn’t testify, and it would not be surprising for Trump’s lawyer to tell him not to – Trump is a loose cannon, and it’s hard to see how his testimony would go well. And the burden was on Carroll’s team to prove their claims.
But for a case this high-profile and high stakes, his team presented remarkably little evidence in his defense, besides smearing Carroll, asking why she didn’t scream for help, and simply accusing her of lying.
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