In opening statements for E. Jean Carroll’s defamation damages case on Tuesday, her lawyer described the flood of threats she’s faced from Donald Trump’s supporters after he went on the attack against her, Matthew Russell Lee for the Inner City Press posted with live updates. Addressing the jury, lawyer Shawn Crowley explained that Carroll came forward in 2019. The move was years after Trump had been in office. What changed is that New York laws extended the statute of limitations for certain cases of rape and other sex crimes, giving Carroll a legal avenue. What unfolded, however, was a campa…