Writer E Jean Carroll is accusing Donald Trump of assaulting her in the mid-90s, which he denies.
A lawyer for a writer accusing Donald Trump of rape in a civil trial urged a jury to hold the ex-president liable for the alleged assault.
In closing remarks in New York, Mr Trump's legal team accused E Jean Carroll of "bringing a false claim".The nine-member jury is due to begin their deliberations on Tuesday morning in the civil rape and defamation trial against former president after they receive instructions from US District Judge Lewis Kaplan.
The former president did not appear at the trial in person but instead was present in a video of an October deposition played for the court.Ms Carroll, 79, has accused Mr Trump, 76, of attacking her in the Bergdorf Goodman department store in 1995 or 1996.
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