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Former President Donald Trump briefly celebrated his “historic win” on Truth Social Tuesday morning before turning his attention to the defamation damages case brought against him by E. Jean Carroll, the woman who Trump has already been found liable for sexually abusing.

Trump is attending the opening proceedings of the damages trial, which will include jury selection and opening statements. Judge Lewis Kaplan already found that Trump defamed Carroll in 2019 when he called her accusation of rape against him a “con job.” Before that, in May, a jury trial found Trump guilty of defaming and sexually abusing Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages from Trump.

The trial Trump will attend on Tuesday is to determine how much in addition damages Trump will need to pay out to Carroll as a result of Kaplan’s finding. Needless to say, the former president objects to the underlying allegations.

“After a historic win in Iowa, I am going to the Biden encouraged Witch Hunt in Lower Manhattan to fight

against a FAKE Case from a woman I have never met, seen, or touched (Celebrity Lines don’t count!)” declared Trump. “Naturally, it starts right after Iowa, and during the very important New Hampshire Primary where, despite their sinister attempts, I will be tonight! It is a giant Election Interference Scam, pushed and financed by political operatives. I had no idea who this woman was. PURE FICTION!”

Trump prevailed in Monday night’s Iowa Caucuses with slim majority (51%) but nevertheless finished almost 30 points ahead of his nearest challenger, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

He faces a slightly tougher challenge in New Hampshire next week, where his own former ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, is creeping up on him in the polls.

To date, Trump has only benefitted politically from his various legal troubles, which include four criminal indictments in addition to his civil battles with Carroll.

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