A jury already found that the former president sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll, a former magazine writer, and defamed her. Why is he in court again? Source: New York Times
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Judge Threatens to Eject Trump From Carroll Trial After His Complaints
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
The former president’s right to be at his trial “can be forfeited,” the judge warned. E. Jean Carroll is seeking at least $10 million in damages for his denials that he sexually assaulted her. Source: New York Times
Writer Who Accused Trump of Rape to File New Defamation Lawsuit
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
E. Jean Carroll, whose first defamation lawsuit faced challenges because Donald J. Trump was then the president, will sue him again over similar statements he made after leaving office. Source: New York Times
What to Know as Trump Is Deposed in E. Jean Carroll Suit Accusing Him of Rape
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2022
The former president on Wednesday will be asked questions under oath in a defamation case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll, who says he raped her in a dressing room. Source: New York Times
Trump Might Escape E. Jean Carroll’s Suit Because He Was President
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2022
E. Jean Carroll’s case may fail thanks to broad protections granted to federal officials and employees. She still plans to file a separate suit accusing the ex-president of rape. Source: New York Times
E. Jean Carroll, Who Says Trump Raped Her, Plans to Use New Law to Prove It
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2022
E. Jean Carroll, a former advice columnist for Elle, had already sued the former president for defamation after he branded her a liar Source: New York Times
Biden Justice Department Seeks to Defend Trump in Suit Over Rape Denial
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2021
Donald Trump is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll, who has accused Mr. Trump of raping her. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. Blocked in Bid to Shield Trump From Rape Defamation Suit
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2020
The Justice Department tried to intervene to represent President Trump against the lawsuit by the writer E. Jean Carroll, who claims he lied when he denied raping her. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. Says Trump’s Denial of Rape Accusation Was an Official Act
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2020
The writer E. Jean Carroll sued the president for defamation after he denied sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. Now the government wants to defend him. Source: New York Times
E. Jean Carroll, Trump Accuser, Seeks to Bar Justice Dept. From Case
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
Ms. Carroll, a writer, has asked a judge to reject the department’s move to intervene in her lawsuit against the president, whom she has accused of rape. Source: New York Times
Eric Trump Finally Interviewed in N.Y. Fraud Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
President Trump’s son had sought to postpone a deposition with the New York attorney general’s office until after Election Day. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. Intervenes to Help Trump in E. Jean Carroll Rape Lawsuit
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
Government lawyers made the unusual move of seeking to take over President Trump’s defense in a defamation suit brought by Ms. Carroll, who has claimed Mr. Trump raped her in the 1990s. Source: New York Times