A woman accusing President Trump of raping her decades ago has asked for a DNA sample to determine if his genetic material is on a dress she says she wore during the incident.
Writer E. Jean Carrollâs lawyers served notice to a Trump attorney Thursday for the president to submit a DNA sample on March 2 in Washington for âanalysis and comparison against unidentified male DNA present on the dress,â the Associated Press reported.
An analysis of the Donna Karan black wool coat-style dress found a mix of DNA from at least four people, including at least one male, on the sleeves, the lab report included with the legal notice said.
Several other people, whose names were redacted, were tested and ruled out as possible contributors, according to the lab report.
âWeâve requested a simple saliva sample from Mr. Trump to test his DNA, and there really is no valid basis for him to object,â Carrollâs lawyer Roberta Kaplan said.
Carroll, 76, sued Trump, 73, for defamation last year, claiming he lied when he denied her accusations that he raped her in a dressing room at Manhattan department store Bergdorf Goodman in the 1990s. Trump called Carroll a liar and claimed he had never met her.
A New York state judge ruled earlier this month that the lawsuit could move forward after Trumpâs legal team sought dismissal, arguing that the New York courts lack jurisdiction in the case because Trump was not living in the state when he made the comments that Carroll alleges defamed her.
âUnidentified male DNA on the dress could prove that Donald Trump not only knows who I am, but also that he violently assaulted me in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman and then defamed me by lying about it and impugning my character,â Carroll said in a statement Thursday.
President Bill Clinton submitted to a DNA test during an investigation into whether he had a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton lied under oath about the affair until Clintonâs semen was found on a blue dress belonging to Lewinsky. He then acknowledged an âinappropriate intimate relationshipâ with Lewinsky.
