But for E Jean Carroll and for the more than two dozen other women who, over many years, have accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, it came close. They (probably) didn’t even know that Trump was lying about the trial only hours before, when he falsely claimed on social media that he never had a chance to speak on his own behalf. That the verdict happened just one day before CNN’s scheduled (and much criticized) “town hall” with Trump – who has declared his Republican candidacy for round two of the worst presidency in modern American history – makes the news network’s decision to hold the live event even more dubious.