Trump's Sexual Assault Verdict Casts Shadow on GOP's 2024 Prospects.
Most Republican presidential candidates for 2024 have remained silent or sided with former President Donald Trump after a jury found him liable for sexually assaulting journalist E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Some candidates, including Vivek Ramaswamy and Larry Elder, dismissed the verdict as a political attack on Trump. Only former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson criticized Trump's "indefensible behavior." Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel shrugged off the verdict and focused on criticizing President Joe Biden's handling of the economy. Carroll said she filed the lawsuit to "clear my name and to get my life back."