Trump asks for mistrial in E. Jean Carroll rape lawsuit

In a letter filed early Monday, former President Donald Trump's lawyers argued for a mistrial in his civil battery and defamation trial, alleging the judge has made "pervasive unfair and prejudicial rulings" against him. 

Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll is suing the former president, alleging he raped her in the 1990s and then defamed her when she came forward in 2019. Trump has denied the allegations.

Carroll testified last week that "Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he said it didn't happen."