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Judge allows E. Jean Carroll to amend lawsuit include fresh damages from Trump

A New York judge approved writer E. Jean Carroll's amended 2019 defamation lawsuit against former President Trump on Tuesday to include damages over remarks he made about her during a televised CNN town hall event last month.

Why it matters: The amended lawsuit contributes to the myriad legal perils bearing down on Trump, who on Tuesday was arraigned in a Miami federal court on charges from the Department of Justice related to retaining classified information and obstruction of justice.

Trump, who is running for president, made the comments one day after a New York jury held him liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a separate lawsuit from Carroll, who was awarded $5 million in damages from Trump.

During the town hall, Trump ridiculed Carroll and the jury's decision, calling her a "whack job" and claimed that her allegations that he sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a luxury Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s were "fake" and "made up."

In the amended lawsuit, Carroll is seeking at least an additional $10 million in damages.

Between the lines: The amendment is to a previous defamation lawsuit Carroll filed in 2019 in response to Trump denying her accusation.

Trump had attempted to delay proceedings by arguing that he can't be sued because he made the denial at issue while he was president, though he did sit for a deposition in the case in October 2022.
Carroll filed another lawsuit in November 2022 just minutes after a New York law allowing adult survivors of sexual violence to sue over attacks that occurred decades ago went into effect.
The second lawsuit went to trial last month, and while the jury did not determine whether Trump raped Carroll, as she alleged, it did find that he sexually assaulted her in the dressing room.

What they're saying: "We look forward to moving ahead expeditiously on E. Jean Carroll's remaining claims," said Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, in a statement after the amendment was approved.

Carroll and Kaplan previously said they were considering a fresh defamation lawsuit against Trump townhall event comments, according to the New York Times.
Representatives for Trump did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

The big picture: Carroll's amended lawsuit was approved by District Judge Lewis Kaplan, the same judge that oversaw the trial over Carroll's second lawsuit.

At least 26 women, including Carroll, have made public allegations of sexual misconduct or assault against Trump over the years, but only a few resulted in litigation and only Carroll's has ever gone to trial.
Trump filed an appeal against the jury's verdict earlier this month and has denied Carroll's accusation.

https://www.axios.com/2023/06/13/tr...CWZzC5-GfO5wJy-xoQI601P4EHs1Dr8MZnYx4zUM

The man truly is his own worst enemy because he simply can't keep his pie hole shut.

The damn fool got off pretty much for chump change (for him anyway). It could have gone a whole lot worse for him. Now, it will.

Come on Peen... I wasn't there when Mt. Rushmore was chiseled out of a mountain, but there it is.

I wasn't there when Henry Ford started his first engine, but he did it.

I wasn't there when Kennedy was shot but he's dead.

In the end, there will be a jury to look at all the evidence that you and I as just regular citizens will never see and they'll render a decision.

Some people don't respect the legal process. He wasn't there either and a jury heard all of the evidence. The jury has spoken but many of those who claim to respect the process decide not to when they don't get their desired results.

I want to I’ve in Peen’s world where it didn’t happen unless there are witnesses… I could thrive in that system.

In some weird plot twist the person found guilty now wishes to portray himself as the victim. But then doesn't he always?

Donald Trump sues E. Jean Carroll with his own claims of defamation

The former magazine writer was awarded millions in a lawsuit against Trump.

Former President Donald Trump is now suing the writer who sued him for defamation.

Trump is accusing E. Jean Carroll of defaming him when, after a jury held him liable for sexually assaulting her but not raping her as she initially claimed, Carroll appeared on television and insisted he did rape her.

"In response to that specific inquiry, Counterclaim Defendant disregarded the jury's finding that Counterclaimant did not rape her, and replied: 'Oh yes he did, oh yes he did,'" the lawsuit said.

Trump's counterclaim said Carroll's statements following her successful battery and defamation lawsuit caused "significant harm to his reputation," making him deserving of compensatory and punitive damages.

The former president's lawsuit also took aim at statements Carroll said she made privately to defense attorney Joe Tacopina at the conclusion of the trial.

"Specifically, Counterclaim Defendant stated in the Interview that she emphatically told Mr. Tacopina at the conclusion of the trial that 'he did it and you know it,' again reaffirming her claim that Counterclaimant raped her. Counterclaim Defendant made these statements knowing each of them were false or with reckless disregard for their truth or falsity," Trump's lawsuit said.

A jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages in May. Trump's attorney recently put $5.5 million into an account controlled by the court while the defense pursues an appeal of the jury's verdict and damage award.

In a statement, Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, called Trump's counterclaim an attempt to delay accountability.

"Donald Trump again argues, contrary to both logic and fact, that he was exonerated by a jury that found that he sexually abused E Jean Carroll by forcibly inserting his fingers into her vagina. Four out of the five statements in Trump's so-called counterclaim were made outside of New York's one-year statute of limitations. The other statement similarly will not withstand a motion to dismiss," Kaplan said.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-sues-jean-carroll-claims-defamation/story?id=100437874

Trump wants that as well..

Next thing you know, Trump will start suing Jury members if they find against him.

Next thing you know trump will proclaim and declare that all women are virgins so he can prove his innocence for any of his deplorable deviant sexual misconduct. And his base will jump with glee as they usually do.

If he's the best they have, I see trouble on the horizon.

Judge rejects Trump bid to dismiss E. Jean Carroll defamation claims

The judge shot down Trump's presidential immunity argument, saying it's "not a 'get out of damages liability free' card."

A federal judge on Thursday ruled against former President Donald Trump in his bid to dismiss writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation claims against him on the grounds of "presidential immunity."

In court filings, Trump's lawyers had contended he couldn't be held liable for calling Carroll an opportunistic liar in 2019 in part because he did so in furtherance of his presidential duties.

“Mr. Trump argues that he is entitled to absolute presidential immunity because he ‘made the three alleged defamatory statements in direct response to Plaintiff’s allegations which impugned his character and, in turn, threatened his ability to effectively govern the nation,’” U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of New York wrote in a 46-page ruling.

But, he wrote, Trump’s response was over the top, and presidential immunity is “not a ‘get out of damages liability free’ card.”

Carroll is suing Trump in federal court in New York alleging he defamed her after she went public with her allegation that Trump had raped her in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s.

"Mr. Trump did not merely deny Ms. Carroll’s accusation of sexual assault," Kaplan wrote. "Instead, he accused Ms. Carroll of lying about him sexually assaulting her in order to increase sales of her book, gain publicity, and/or carry out a political agenda.

"Even assuming that the president’s decision publicly to deny an accusation of personal wrongdoing comes within the outer perimeter of his official duties, it does not follow that the president’s own personal attacks on his or her accuser equally fall within that boundary," he added.

"Mr. Trump does not identify any connection between the allegedly defamatory content of his statements — that Ms. Carroll fabricated her sexual assault accusation and did so for financial and personal gain — to any official responsibility of the president. Nor can the Court think of any possible connection," Kaplan wrote.

Kaplan also said Trump waited too long to raise the immunity defense, noting that his lawyers offered "no explanation" for the "three-year delay" in raising the immunity defense.

Carroll attorney Roberta Kaplan, who's not related to the judge, praised Thursday's ruling.

"Judge Kaplan's denial of summary judgment confirms that once again, Donald Trump’s supposed defenses to E. Jean Carroll’s defamation claims don’t work," and it "removes one more impediment to the January 15 trial" in the case, Kaplan said in a statement.

Trump attorney Alina Habba said, "We disagree with the court's decision and will be taking the appropriate steps to preserve all viable defenses."

The defamation case was the first Carroll filed against Trump, but it will be the second to go to trial.

Last month, a jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and then defaming her in comments he made after he left office. The jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages, a verdict that Trump is appealing.

That case went to trial first because the pending case was tied up in appeals over issues relating to the presidency.

Carroll has since amended her original lawsuit to add new defamation claims stemming from Trump's comments following the $5 million verdict, including calling her claims a "hoax" and referring to her as a "wack job."

Trump filed a counterclaim against Carroll on Wednesday, in part for continuing to refer to the alleged incident as a "rape," because the jury last month found she had failed to prove by a "preponderance of the evidence" that Trump had raped her.

The jury instead found Trump liable for battery after it decided that Carroll had proven Trump sexually abused her.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...nC4APverm3saTKLwp0JzAnI0ySl4g0jxis94vlyo

I hope they give her ten times more for him continuing to lie.

So basically trump has tied up the whole process again. And now doesn’t have to pay a dime until this new case is resolved? Pffft.

Pretty sure Trump is broke and living off political contributions now. I mean they took his charity piggy bank, his brand is all but dead, and he and his offspring couldn’t come up with a legit income stream if their lives depended on it. OMG that family is stupid. BARBIE is the only one who might survive without all the money.

Judge finds Donald Trump’s appeal in E. Jean Carroll case ‘frivolous’

“Mr. Trump has not provided a single reason for the court to find that there is any likelihood that he will succeed on appeal,” U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan wrote.

NEW YORK — A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that former President Donald Trump had filed a “frivolous” appeal of his decision not to dismiss the first of writer E. Jean Carroll’s two defamation lawsuits stemming from her claim that he raped her.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan also denied Trump’s bid to put Carroll’s case on hold while he appeals the June 29 decision, which found that Trump did not deserve absolute presidential immunity for calling her a liar.

“Mr. Trump has not provided a single reason for the court to find that there is any likelihood that he will succeed on appeal,” Kaplan wrote. “This court certifies that the appeal itself is frivolous.”

Under federal rules governing court procedure, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan could order Trump to pay damages and costs to Carroll if it found his appeal frivolous.

Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba said in an email that she disagreed with but “fully anticipated” Kaplan’s decision, and will “promptly move before the Second Circuit for a stay to preserve our client’s entitlement to presidential immunity.”

Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan, who is not related to the judge, declined to comment.

The case is among a slew of legal problems that Trump, 77, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, faces as he seeks another White House term.

These include four separate criminal indictments, including two for attempting to reverse his 2020 election loss.

No irreparable harm

Carroll, 79, sued Trump in November 2019 over his denial five months earlier that he raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in the mid-1990s.

The case is separate from the May 9 verdict where a jury found Trump liable to pay Carroll $5 million for sexual abuse, and for defamation over a similar denial in an October 2022 social media post. Trump is also appealing that verdict.

In seeking a stay, the former president said he had a substantial likelihood of showing that Kaplan’s June 29 decision was wrong, and that there was “immense public interest” in letting the appeals court decide the issue.

Trump also said he would suffer irreparable harm if a trial, scheduled for Jan. 15, 2024, occurred before the appeals court weighed in.

But the judge said Carroll deserved her day in court without having to compete with possible trials in other Trump cases and the later stages of his presidential campaign.

Kaplan also said Trump waived any claim to irreparable harm by waiting more than 3-1/2 years to raise the immunity defense as a reason for delay.

“The only purported harm Mr. Trump reasonably may claim he would suffer in this case would be having to stand trial,” the judge wrote.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do..._jTNsqfBAy8Bp9Wm0XUJNwUhKI25-_Wc-IlvJSkE

Trump filed a frivolous lawsuit? Who'da thunk it!?

But but but, he's perfect. He's the second coming! How could he ever be wrong about anything?

He got caught grabbing a ladies crotch and now he doesn’t want to be labeled as a rapist. Poor Donnie.

Im going to miss the Kraken lady

me too.
pure comedic gold.


wonder if they'll serve diet Dr. Pepper in the ladies' State Lockup?

Stacking Ls.