E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against President Trump moves forward
Source: ABC News
A federal judge in New York has scheduled a telephone conference in E. Jean Carrolls defamation lawsuit against President Trump, a signal the case is moving forward despite attempts by the Justice Department to intervene.
The initial conference was scheduled for Dec.11 at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Lewis Kaplan.
We look forward to finally moving ahead with discovery in the case, which has been on hold since Trump filed his motion for a stay last February, and look forward to the initial conference in E Jean Carrolls case on Dec. 11, if the parties cannot agree on a schedule, Carrolls attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement provided to ABC News.
Judge Kaplan, who is of no relation to the plaintiffs attorney, last month rejected the Justice Departments attempt to substitute for President Trump as the defendant in a suit that claimed he defamed Carroll when he accused her of lying about an alleged rape in a department store dressing room.
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Judge Kaplan ruled that the *President is not an 'employee' of the US government, and even if he were an employee defamatory statements could not have been within the scope of that employment.
Just_Vote_Dem
(2,790 posts)I'm guessing Justice Dept. involvement goes bye-bye
groundloop
(11,488 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)leftieNanner
(14,998 posts)Since she still has the dress.
It's all gonna come down on your head now, Donnie.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)with the wrong head,you might not be able to deal with the consequences . Could get damn expensive or confining.
better
(884 posts)Cha
(295,927 posts)ShazzieB
(15,958 posts)I can't WAIT to find out what that DNA analysis shows! Cone on, Donnie, cough up that sample!
Trump:
SunSeeker
(51,378 posts)It would be cool if she ended up owning Trump Tower in NYC.