A writer told a US civil trial Wednesday that an alleged sexual assault by Donald Trump three decades ago left her feeling “ashamed” and unable to have romantic relationships. “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me,” E. Jean Carroll said in Manhattan’s federal court, which is hearing a defamation and battery lawsuit against the former president. The case is one in a series of legal challenges facing Trump as the 76-year-old Republican seeks a return to the White House. Carroll, 79, has sued Trump alleging he sexually assaulted her in a changing room at the luxury Bergdorf Goodman department store