The Issue: E. Jean Carroll’s court case alleging former President Donald Trump assaulted her in 1996.
I’m not a fan of former President Donald Trump — at all (“E. Jean’s lament: I’m hated,” Jan. 19).
Still, I find it astonishing that the plaintiff who publicly accused Trump of sexually assaulting her does not get sued for her actions.
Meanwhile, Trump is sued for millions for essentially denying the reputation-shattering accusation.
I realize that he no longer can be tried criminally for sexual assault, but denying him through great financial sanction the basic right to proclaim and maintain innocence, however unlikely it may seem or be, is very wrong to me.
Frank Sterle, Jr.
White Rock, Canada
E. Jean Carroll alleges she was raped in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room by Trump.
As a longtime Bergdorf shopper, I know that would have been impossible. The sales ladies have always been skilled and hyper-attentive. The idea of a large man assaulting a customer in a dressing room was and is impossible.
I suggest that Bergdorf’s sue Carroll for dragging their famous name, brand and reputation through this case of “Trump derangement syndrome.” An elegant retailer with a storied history should not have its name tarnished.
Angela La Pick
Palm Desert, Calif.
Justice ends where Judge Lewis Kaplan’s corrupt courtroom begins.
Trump should request that his accuser take a lie-detector test. I’d like to be a fly on the wall to see her responses.
I hear a lot about AI these days. Since AI is apparently so accurate, when will it be permissible in the courtroom to flesh out the likes of Trump’s accuser?
Kevin Moriarty
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
I would like to see Trump sue Carroll for defamation of character.
She thought it would be a really good idea to add this accusation to her résumé. Now with the #MeToo movement — Trump has been thrown to the wolves.
Thanks to #MeToo, many men accused of unwanted attention toward women have been doxxed and canceled.
I wish Trump some measure of justice for having someone so dishonest testify against him. But cases like this are in vogue.
Joe Morrisco
Bedminister, NJ
The Issue: Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam’s appointment as chair of the Public Safety Committee.
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has appointed Yusef Salaam to chair the Public Safety Committee (“Yusef gets NYPD oversight chair post,” Jan. 19).
Numerous media reports state his case was vacated in the notorious 1989 Central Park jogger rape case. Anyone who cares however should read the report issued by Michael Armstrong and Stephen Hammerman detailing the events of that horrible night.
Salaam and his co-defendants were far from innocent that night and left a number of victims during their rampage of violence.
There was a reason former Mayor Michael Bloomberg refused to agree to a monetary settlement with the five. Just because the case was on Netflix doesn’t make Salaam totally innocent.
Robert Fleming
Brooklyn
The appointment of one of the Central Park Five to oversee the NYPD’s conduct is less ironic than it is a grotesque insult by the City Council to the NYPD — and every law-abiding citizen who has to constantly look over their shoulder while on the city’s streets.
Despite evidence to the contrary, we are still force-fed the narrative that five upstanding lads were just out for an innocent walk in the park that day.
Michael Favata
Bronxville
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