Carroll phoned friend detailing Trump attack in 1996, court hears

A close friend of writer E. Jean Carroll, who claims Donald Trump raped her in a dressing room in 1996, testified that Carroll called her within minutes of the alleged attack and described it in detail — a crucial piece of evidence in the civil suit against the former president.

Lisa Birnbach, an author known for her best-selling 1980 tome The Official Preppy Handbook, told a New York jury that Carroll called from her mobile ...