Michael Wolraich: The MeToo movement has made its force felt in a very important way. But this is a first. This is a former president of the United States who had been accused by multiple women over the years of sexual misconduct. And for the first time, one of those women has been able to hold him accountable in a trial in a federal court. There's no question that it's a kind of milestone, I would think, legally and socially, and it will resonate.
This episode contains detailed descriptions of sexual assault.
A jury in Manhattan has found former President Donald J. Trump legally liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.
Ben Weiser, who covers the Manhattan federal courts for The Times, tells the story of how a nearly 30-year-old case reached this moment.
Guest: Benjamin Weiser, a correspondent for The New York Times covering the Manhattan federal courts.
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