Welcome to Talking Fed's one-on-one, deep-dive discussions with national figures about the most fascinating

and consequential issues defining our culture and shaping our lives. I'm your host, Harry Littman. Today we've got someone

whose story the country has followed with great interest over the past few years. She has been at

the center of the allegations of grave misconduct on the part of Donald Trump, both before and

during the presidency, and has fought valiantly

against Team Trump's every tactic in the book and some dirty ones not in the book to silence

and humiliator.

But now she's written her own book with her own story.

I'm talking, of course, about E. Jean Carroll, whose unwelcome claim to

have been grossly, sexually assaulted by Donald Trump in a Bergdorf-Goodman dressing room in the

1990s and then repeatedly defamed by him before and during his first presidency. Actually, I should say during and after his first

presidency. Welcome to Talking Fed's E. Jean Carroll. Thank you, Harry. I enjoyed watching you talk

about the case on MSNBC. Oh, great. So let me say most people know you, E Gene, but Eugen's a journalist, an author,

one of the very few people who have conquered Trump in court and forced them to face real consequences

to the tune of if the appeals hold up, almost $100 million. but she has had a long and varied career,

including writing for Saturday Night Live, hosting a talk show, being a triumphant beauty contestant,

and of course writing the Ask E Gene column since 1993. But these days, you can find her on Substack and of course the occasion for our discussion.

She's got a new book out, not my type.

One Woman versus a President.

Can I just start by saying what an inspired title that is?

But it debuted as an instant bestseller this June.

So that's what we're mainly talking about,

...