Trump Rape Victim's Witnesses Come Forward

The New York Times is reporting that the two women that journalist E. Jean Carroll confided in after sexual predator and sociopath Donald "Grab 'Em" Trump raped her in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman in the mid-90s have come forward to corroborate her story in an interview. Carol Martin, a former anchor on WCBS-TV, and author Lisa Birnbach. They both described the conflicting advice given to Carroll, Martin telling her Trump was too powerful to accuse, and Birnbach saying she should report the rape to the police. She chose to remain quiet until recently. As with so many victims of sexual assault, Carroll came to blame herself for the attack.

The Times story indicates that a fuller account of the interview of Carroll's contemporary witnesses will be published later today, so this post will be updated as appropriate.

UPDATE: The Times' expanded article.