Trump faces rape trial as jury selection begins.

Jury selection has begun in a federal civil court for a lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump of raping former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll nearly three decades ago in a department store dressing room. Trump denies the allegations. The trial has the potential to be politically damaging for the Republican, as the jury is poised to hear stories of sexual misconduct that rocked his 2016 presidential campaign. The trial also comes a month after he pleaded not guilty in an unrelated criminal case surrounding payments made to bury accounts of alleged extramarital sex. The jurors’ names will be withheld from both the public and the lawyers, to protect them against possible harassment.