A jury last year found former President Donald Trump liable for defaming and sexually abusing journalist E. Jean Carroll. While this is the kind of damaging verdict that most politicians would dream of using against their opponents, Trump’s rivals for the Republican Party nomination have shied away from attacking him over it. In fact, top Trump rival Nikki Haley declined to criticize Trump for the verdict even after being served up a chance to do so by CNN’s Dana Bash on Tuesday. POLL: Should Trump be allowed to run for office? “You’re the only woman in this race,” Bash said to Haley. “How do …