Former US President Donald Trump has spoken after the verdict of a jury is known Federal District of Manhattan, which has declared him guilty of sexually abusing the writer Elizabeth Jean Carroll in 1996, and years later to smear her when she publicly denounced the assault.

In a series of videos published through his social network ‘Truth Social’, Trump has insisted that his trial “is a continuation of the biggest witch hunt in history”, and has described it as “a very unfair trial.”

The verdict, he has stated, it is “a disgrace to our country”. “I don’t even know who this woman is, I don’t know her at all, it’s another fraud, a political witch hunt,” he has repeatedly insisted, alleging his followers that “we must fight, we cannot let our country fall into this abyss “.

As this is a civil case, Trump does not face jail time but will have to pay five million dollars (more than 4.5 million euros) to Carroll. For her part, the plaintiff expressed her satisfaction with the outcome of the criminal proceedings, and through a statement expressed her gratitude for the sentence, which is “a victory not only for me, but for all the women who have suffered for not be believed”.

“I filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and get my life back. Today the world finally knows the truth“, he asserted.

Carroll declared at the end of April before the US Justice that she had been raped in the mid 90’s by former President Trump, who at that time had not started his political career and was known as one of the great tycoons of the country.

The court has not considered that there was sufficient evidence to determine whether Trump raped Carroll, but it has considered it guilty of sexual abuse. This trial comes amid renewed attempts by Trump to return to the White House as he faces other legal proceedings, including his recent indictment for concealing a series of bribes paid to the adult film actress. stormy daniels in exchange for silencing an alleged sexual dalliance.