Federal judge denies Trump's request to stop E. Jean Carroll lawsuit from moving forward

[kpete]

(CNN)A federal judge overseeing columnist E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump has denied Trump's request to stop the case from moving forward as they await an appeals court decision.

District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday entered a minute entry on the court docket indicating that he was denying Trump's request for a "stay" of his ruling last year, which rejected Trump's effort to substitute the Justice Department as the defendant -- a move that would essentially kill the lawsuit.

Judge Kaplan's sudden decision revives the case, which has been on hold for nearly a year while Trump and the Department of Justice pursued an appeal. The ruling could pave the way for Carroll's attorneys to pursue subpoenas for documents, records and a DNA sample from the former President to prove her claims of sexual assault.

Carroll has accused Trump of raping her in a New York department store in the mid-1990s. Trump has denied the claims, saying Carroll wasn't his type and that she fabricated the allegation to boost sales of her book. Carroll sued Trump for defamation.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/15/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-lawsuit/index.html

[Ohio Joe]

1. Good - K&R - nt

[Beakybird]

2. I can't fucking believe that the Justice Department is siding with Trump! 😡

[Maraya1969]

4. I thought it was the DOJ under him when he was president. I don't know how

the current DOJ is helping him. Or maybe the previous DOJ got to stay with the case since they started with it?

[Beakybird]

8. The current Justice Department agrees that the president should be immune from these lawsuits.

[bluestarone]

9. ??

Where did you get this information from?

[Beakybird]

10. First read the article. The Department of Justice is siding with Trump.

I don't think this has reached the Supreme Court, and the courts have ruled against Trump so far. This was in the news.
Read the last paragraph.

[bluestarone]

11. I forgot this , i guess

Kinda is a mess, that Joe was not informed about. DOJ. is not against the rape lawsuit but i guess something about procedure? I stand corrected!

[Maraya1969]

13. But he's not the president anymore. And did she wait until he was the president to

file the lawsuit? Because the incident happened a long time ago.

[Haggard Celine]

7. That pisses me off!

Why would this Justice Department side with him? I hope that it's not allowed and this lawsuit can move forward. I want to see Trump paying some consequences for the shit he says and does, and I don't want my tax money going toward his defense!

[pandr32]

3. Good!

I hope he stews in his own sweat over this.

[marble falls]

5. What's that, three time in two months? His teflon has worn off.

[gldstwmn]

6. Wonderful news.

[UTUSN]

12. K&R for, HUZZAH! - go, Ms Carroll, GO!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. This makes me smile

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