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Trump’s Iowa win collided with a Manhattan damages trial

After winning the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15, Donald Trump spent part of Jan. 16 in Manhattan for jury selection in the E. Jean Carroll damages trial. Judge Lewis Kaplan told prospective jurors to accept prior liability findings and decide only how much Trump should pay, then Trump left for a New Hampshire rally.

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Trump’s Iowa win collided with a Manhattan damages trial

After winning the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15, Donald Trump spent part of Jan. 16 in Manhattan for jury selection in the E. Jean Carroll damages trial. Judge Lewis Kaplan told prospective jurors to accept prior liability findings and decide only how much Trump should pay, then Trump left for a New Hampshire rally.

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Trump’s Iowa win collided with a Manhattan damages trial

After winning the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15, Donald Trump spent part of Jan. 16 in Manhattan for jury selection in the E. Jean Carroll damages trial. Judge Lewis Kaplan told prospective jurors to accept prior liability findings and decide only how much Trump should pay, then Trump left for a New Hampshire rally.

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