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US Court of Appeals decides that an adjudicated rapist defaming the woman he assaulted isn't subject to "immunity." [View all]
The US Court of Appeals has upheld E. Jean Carroll's $88.3 million defamation verdict against President Donald Trump, Lawfare's Roger Parloff cited on X.
Carroll successfully sued Trump for defamation in 2024 after he claimed her allegations of sexual assault were false and that she was lying. He was found liable of sexual abuse in a separate civil case.
It was the second defamation trial — the first, in 2023, resulted in $5 million in damages being awarded against Trump.
In a 70-page unanimous ruling the panel rejected Trump's attempts to claim presidential immunity protected him from the finding of liability.
https://www.rawstory.com/e-jean-carroll-trump-2673970165/
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