E. Jean Carroll files 2nd lawsuit against Trump, accusing him of battery in connection to alleged rape

A second lawsuit was filed against Donald Trump on Thursday.

The second complaint is related to the accusation that Trump raped her in a dressing room.

A new law went into effect that allowed her to make a complaint decades after the attack. She wrote that she hoped the suit would ruin Trump's Thanksgiving.

When Trump was still in office, the excerpt from her memoir was published by New York Magazine.

When Trump denied the story he was sued for defamation by the woman.

In October, Trump commented on the story and called it a "hoax and a lie". The statue of limitations had expired, so the case hadn't been able to be brought.

The New York law that went into effect on Thursday gave her that power. Sexual assault lawsuits can be filed if the statute of limitations has expired.

In the fall of 1995 or the spring of 1996 she ran into Trump at the Bergdorf Goodman store.

After getting into "playful banter" while helping Trump shop for a girlfriend, the lawsuit says things "took a dark turn" when Trump raped her.

In her memoir, she said that what happened to her was accurate.

According to the new lawsuit, the alleged assault resulted in significant pain and suffering, lasting psychological and pecuniary harms, loss of dignity and self-esteem, and invasion of her privacy.

As a result of the pain and suffering caused by Trump's sexual assault, Carroll has not been able to sustain a romantic relationship. She didn't engage in sex with anyone since that time. Carroll can't keep an intimate relationship. After Trump attacked her, the music stopped and the light went out.

The defamation case and the second complaint should be tried together, according to a court filing. Kaplan wanted the trial date to be moved from February to April.

The Department of Justice argued that federal law protected Trump from being sued for comments he made while acting as a public servant. The DOJ has been making this argument for a long time.

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said federal law did not protect Trump. The case will be decided by the DC Court of Appeals after oral arguments in January.