'Severely damages the presidency': Trump lawyer urges appeals court to 'reverse' E. Jean Carroll verdict

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Law & Crime

Jun 24th, 2025, 11:57 am


After failed attempts on at least two fronts to complicate or delay oral arguments, President Donald Trump's lawyers returned to federal court on Tuesday to once again appeal the $83 million defamation judgment that longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll won at the start of 2024.

Presiding for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals were Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin, a Barack Obama appointee, and U.S. Circuit Judges Sarah Merriam and Maria Araújo Kahn, both Joe Biden appointees.

Following an en banc rehearing denial in Trump's appeal of a $5 million civil jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, and following the 2nd Circuit panel's refusal to substitute the DOJ for Trump as defendant-appellant in the defamation case we now discuss, the panel also declined the president's request to push back scheduled oral arguments.

That denial swiftly brought forth the Tuesday morning proceedings, during which Trump attorney Justin Smith began by calling the Carroll verdict a "miscarriage of justice" and one that "severely damages the presidency."

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-appeal-of-e-jean-carroll-verdict-returns-to-court-for-oral-argument/

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Full headline: 'Severely damages the presidency': Trump lawyer urges appeals court to 'reverse' E. Jean Carroll verdict based on a factor that SCOTUS immunity decision didn't address

[jls4561]

1. So sexually abusing a woman, lying about said abuse, and defaming that same woman does

not bring shame upon the presidency.

Go get him, E Jean!

[Deuxcents]

2. TSF severely damaged himself..this is a civil matter and he needs to settle his case

[Buddyzbuddy]

3. You know what seriously damages the Presidency?

A lying, cheating, assaulter of women with 34 felonies.

[mdbl]

4. Are taxpayers paying for this asshole attorney?

Another colossal waste of money. Dump is trying to whitewash all of his sins, as if we'll all forget them.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Trump's defense team: For all those sensitive white men who expect privileged responses, this is

an affront to their entitlement!

[travelingthrulife]

6. Why is he allowed to appeal so much? Is it just because he has money?

Or is it because he is a rapist and doesn't understand that "no" means "no"

[BumRushDaShow]

10. "Due process" means he can

Having the money to do that is what differentiates average Americans, who can't afford to exhaust all of their options, from the wealthy.

"Best due process that money can buy".

[travelingthrulife]

19. So he can always win because he can find a judge to call it for him eventually.

This makes our legal system ultimately powerless against the oligarchy. Oh well, glad I'm old. Thanks.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. That's why there has been a long-time effort

at "criminal justice reform" because of the inherent unfairness of the system.

Some tiny steps have been enacted in some municipalities like getting rid of "cash bail", where the poorest of the accused can barely or never be able to pay such, and thus end up locked up awaiting a trial (that may take years to happen).

[Martin68]

7. Totally bogus defense.

[Faux pas]

8. Yeah Sure Ya Betcha

like she's responsible for his crime. SHEESH

[Grins]

9. A Decision that "severely damages the presidency." Too late!!!

The ignorant bag of eels has already passed you by!

[liberalgunwilltravel]

11. If damaging the presidency

Is grounds for removal of anything, it’s Trump who is doing the greatest damage to the presidency and should be removed.

[oasis]

12. Trump has severely damaged the "presidency" by

being Trump.

[Vinca]

13. Severely damages the presidency? Maybe the character who is now president should have kept his hands to himself.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

14. So TACO Don does not like the moniker...Adjudicated Sexual Assaulter/Rapist??

EAT SHIT, Donnie Boy! YOU earned it all on your own!

A Court of Law found you liable in Civil Court. Liable is the same as GUILTY if it were Criminal Court.

And while we are on the subject...You are a FRAUD and a CRIMINAL as found in a New York City/State Court of Law!!

[jmowreader]

15. Ms. Carroll's lawyers' reply (or what they should reply, anyway...)

May it please the Court:

Counsel for the Defendant in the instant case has requested the judgment against the defendant be overturned as it "severely damages the presidency."

Counsel for the Plaintiff notes that the Defendant has "severely damaged" the presidency of his own volition so many times that anything this judgment might do to the presidency won't even be noticeable.

[eppur_se_muova]

18. Ooooh, if only I could rec this 99 times ! nt

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Accuse me, but having that vuglar man in the WH damages the presidency.

[twodogsbarking]

17. So what about the Epstein files?

[sakabatou]

21. I hope the judge tells Dump's lawyers to go to hell for protecting a sexual predator