A Democratic megadonor admitted he's funding a rape lawsuit against Donald Trump, raising questions about why the accuser's attorneys are trying to keep relevant documents hidden.
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Carroll, a journalist and advice columnist, accused Trump of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store changing room in the 1990s. Trump denied the allegations and called Carroll a liar. In response, Carroll filed a defamation lawsuit against the former president that remains pending, and a battery lawsuit scheduled to begin trial next week in Manhattan federal court. Lawyers for Trump tried unsuccessfully to delay the case.
Despite Hoffman's admission that he has been bankrolling Carroll's lawsuit, a federal judge agreed to seal material containing details about the funding.from Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, to keep the related documents under seal, including future filings and hearings about the issue. Hoffman, one of Silicon Valley's top donors to Democratic campaigns and political action committees, has donated millions of dollars to left-wing groups. Fox News Digital has previously reported that his money also goes into non-traditional groups that aren't mandated to report their funding and often operate in the shadows. He was
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hilton Anatole on August 6, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.Alina Habba, an attorney representing Trump in the lawsuit, told Business Insider that she would oppose the judge's decision to seal the documents.
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