Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at her rape-defamation trial against Donald Trump in federal court in Manhattan.
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at her rape-defamation trial against Donald Trump in federal court in Manhattan.
  • Testifying against Trump, rape accuser E. Jean Carroll cried. But she also displayed her "dark" humor.
  • She let Trump lead her to a lingerie fitting room thinking it would be a "hilarious story," she said.
  • That story "turned tragic," she said. Still, it's "better to laugh than to cry," she told jurors.

E. Jean Carroll's first tears came early in her testimony, when she told jurors in her ongoing rape and defamation trial in Manhattan that she felt unforgettable pain while being violated by Donald Trump some 30 years ago.