Donald Trump’s lawyer confirmed on Tuesday that the former president would not testify in the rape case brought forward by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, multiple news outlets reported.Carroll sued Trump for battery and defamation, alleging that he had raped her in the mid-1990s at Bergdorf Goodman, a luxury department store in Manhattan. She first came forward with these allegations in 2019.According to Politico, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan asked Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina several times whether the former president would testify. On Tuesday, Tacopina confirmed that Trump had decided not to.But the jurors will still hear from him at the trial, as the court is expected to hear a 45-minute videotaped deposition of Trump responding to Carroll’s allegations.…
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Ed Sheeran copyright case: Songwriter’s lawyer points to ‘smoking gun’
Musician Ed Sheeran was in Manhattan federal court Tuesday as a copyright infringement trial got underway involving alleged similarities between his Grammy-winning song “Thinking Out Loud” and the Marvin Gaye classic “Let’s Get It On.” Sheeran, seated in a dark suit and tie at the defense table, listened to the opening statements in the case, which was brought forth by the heirs to “Let’s Get It On” co-writer Ed Townsend. “If you remember nothing else about this trial, about this case, simply remember it is about giving credit where credit is due,” said renowned civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who represents the heirs of Townsend.…