One day after his victory in the Republican primary in the US state of Iowa, former president Donald Trump appeared at the start of a second defamation trial brought against him by US author E. Jean Carroll in New York. The trial began on Tuesday at a court in Manhattan with the selection of a jury of nine. Carroll also came in person and – unlike Trump, who left the building again during the lunch break – stayed through the opening statements of both sides in the afternoon until the end of the court hearing. Both Carroll and Trump made opening statements through their attorneys. In May 2023, …