Trump rejects sexual assault conviction, insists he doesn't know the woman who accused him

The former president of the United States Donald Trump rejected this Thursday the sentence for sexual abuse of the writer E. Jean Caroll who received this Wednesday and claimed to have never seen the woman in his life. The Republican mocked the complainant, who accused him of having abused her in the changing room of a New York department store chain, and assured that the trial was bought, during a meeting with citizens organized by CNN.

“I swear on my children that I have no idea who this woman is.. It is a false, invented story,” said the Republican, who was sentenced to pay Caroll five million dollars in compensation for the “damages” caused to her and her reputation.. Trump also took the opportunity to mock Caroll, calling her “crazy”, amid applause and laughter from the audience convened by one of the main US television networks..

On the show, Trump fielded questions from journalist Kailtan Collins and voters in the audience on a variety of topics, including the storming of the Capitol, the 2020 election where he was defeated by incumbent Joe Biden, the war in Ukraine and abortion..

At various times, the interactions between Trump and the journalist became heated, with the former president even going so far as to insult Collins, calling her an “unpleasant person”, which was received with applause from the public..

The former president echoed, once again, his false accusations of electoral fraud in the presidential elections that gave Biden victory, pointing out that they were “rigged” elections.. In turn, he defended his actions during the assault on the Capitol, which are being investigated by a special prosecutor from the Department of Justice..

On January 6, the day hundreds of his supporters violently stormed the Congress building and where five people died, “it was a beautiful and incredible day,” said the former president.. “It was the biggest crowd I've ever spoken to…and they were proud and they had love in their hearts,” Trump said..

The former president went a step further in his defense on January 6 and assured that, if elected president, he would offer a presidential pardon to a large part of the people who have been convicted by the Justice for their actions during the assault. “I'm inclined to pardon a lot of them,” Trump said, referring to the more than 300 people who have been convicted of various crimes committed on January 6, including assault, destruction of government property or sedition..

Trump, in turn, rejected the other pending judicial investigations, including the case for handling classified documents and his attempt to interfere in the vote count in Georgia..

The Republican maintained a tense relationship with CNN and its reporters during his tenure and has repeatedly described the television channel as a disseminator of “false news.”. CNN's decision to air such a show with Trump was heavily criticized by some Democratic politicians and political analysts..

“I think it was a deeply irresponsible decision … that put a victim of sexual assault at risk and it was shameful,” Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview with MSNBC.. For his part, legislator Daniel Goldman, wrote on his Twitter account: “Why did CNN organize a Trump rally?”.