Carroll v. Trump, No. 23-793, opinion
This primary source from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supports 4 claims across 4 ledger entries.
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- allegationalleged
Jessica Leeds publicly alleged that Donald Trump groped her and tried to reach under her skirt while they sat beside each other on a flight to New York in 1978 or 1979.
Opinion pp. 27–28, Leeds testimony dating the flight to 1978 or 1979Jessica Leeds gave a named account of alleged contact on a flight to New York · Account published in 2016; testimony admitted in the 2023 Carroll trial and upheld on appeal. · reviewed 2026-09-03
- allegationallegedSuperseded · open corrected record
Jessica Leeds publicly alleged that Donald Trump groped her and tried to reach under her skirt while they sat beside each other on a flight to New York in 1978 or 1979. This claim records Leeds's allegation, not an adjudicated finding.
Opinion pp. 27–28, Leeds testimony dating the flight to 1978 or 1979Jessica Leeds publicly alleged Trump assaulted her on an airplane · superseded evidence record · reviewed 2026-09-03
- factdocumented
Jessica Leeds testified about her allegation in the 2023 Carroll civil trial, and the Second Circuit held on December 30, 2024 that the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting her testimony as other-acts evidence. That evidentiary ruling was not a separate verdict on Leeds's allegation.
Opinion pp. 10–11 and 27–36Leeds testified in the Carroll trial; the Second Circuit upheld admission of her testimony · Second Circuit upheld admission of Leeds's testimony on December 30, 2024 · reviewed 2026-09-03
- factdocumented
Natasha Stoynoff testified about her allegation in the 2023 Carroll civil trial, and the Second Circuit held on December 30, 2024 that the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting her testimony as other-acts evidence. That evidentiary ruling was not a separate verdict on Stoynoff's allegation.
Opinion pp. 10–11 and 36–45Stoynoff testified in the Carroll trial; the Second Circuit upheld admission of her testimony · Second Circuit upheld admission of Stoynoff's testimony on December 30, 2024 · reviewed 2026-09-03