CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield June 4, 2024 16:38:00
E. jean carroll alleges trump raped her in the '90s and defamed her when he denied the claims. this is a civil rather than a criminal case. help us understand the different thresholds for criminal versus civil. >> yeah. the civil threshold of proof is a lower standard of evidence. it's preponderance of the evidence, versus the highest standard we have which is beyond a reasonable doubt for criminal cases. i think the easiest analogy that comes to mind here if we remember the famous o.j. simpson murder trial where he was acquitted. that was the criminal trial. beyond a reasonable doubt, the pro...