Trump cannot sue rape accuser to stop her defamation case, U.S. judge rules
Source: Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump cannot sue E. Jean Carroll, a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s, on the grounds that her defamation lawsuit against him violated a New York state law intended to protect free speech, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan accused the former U.S. president of "bad faith" by needlessly delaying the former Elle magazine columnist's lawsuit, which began in November 2019 and could have "long ago" been decided.
"The defendant's litigation tactics, whatever their intent, have delayed the case to an extent that readily could have been far less," Kaplan wrote.
Letting Trump countersue "would make a regrettable situation worse by opening new avenues for significant further delay," he added. Kaplan also said it would be "futile" for Trump to prove that his counterclaim belonged in federal court.
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I_UndergroundPanther
(12,463 posts)Disgusting orange putrid rapist asshole.
Fuck you t___p.
Forever.
And oh after you go to jail and do some time in regular population, I hope you are eventually beaten to death . Couldn't happen to a more deserving pig
walkingman
(7,591 posts)IngridsLittleAngel
(1,962 posts)Fuck Drumpf. Fuck him for sexually assaulting women. Fuck him for what he did to this country.
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YoshidaYui
(41,831 posts)Link to tweet
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calimary
(81,193 posts)Lock him up! And bury the key in a concrete block thats thrown into the ocean ( preferably at a deep part).
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,079 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,218 posts)gab13by13
(21,290 posts)Dark money is funding the RNC.
erronis
(15,222 posts)other plutocrats.
Probably less than 0.01% from real US citizens and voters who care about this country and democracy surviving.
gab13by13
(21,290 posts)E.Jeanne Carroll v DOJ. DOJ is representing the office of the presidency, apparently defaming a person who accused him of rape is now an official duty of the president.
I wonder if Trump will be forced to provide his DNA sample? Ms. Carroll still has the dress, not blue though.
liberalla
(9,234 posts)is another test he'll try to get someone else to take for him.
Or he'll bribe one of the technicians to contaminate the sample... or if all else fails, they could bomb the lab.
He has crazy followers who'll do anything for him.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)peppertree
(21,620 posts)"Can I at least get her whacked!?"
Emile
(22,639 posts)ShazzieB
(16,357 posts)2Gingersnaps
(1,000 posts)He went to the Supreme Court to hide his DNA evidence in this case, the evidence that could prove him innocent, if he actually was.
a kennedy
(29,644 posts)and I know.......a long, long, long shot for that to ever happen.
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)So he won't be going to prison as a result of this case. But he could be hit with a pretty high punitive damages award. The defendant's wealth and income are relevant in determining the amount of punitive damages, so she will get to find out what he is really worth. And if his actual assets are less than what he told banks to get loans, that could establish criminal liability (bank fraud). So he might get jail time as a result of info dug up by this case. But I'm not holding my breath. I'm really disgusted with the Manhattan D.A. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/06/politics/trump-manhattan-district-attorney-investigation/index.html
Our best hope for Trump jail time is the case Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis is presently to her Georgia Grand Jury. https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/01/24/georgia-fulton-county-da-trump-probe-special-grand-jury
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Turbineguy
(37,313 posts)How can you defame trump? Talk about shoveling sand against the tide.
FakeNoose
(32,620 posts)Thank you Judge Kaplan!
When Ms. Carroll finally wins this case, who's going to pay Chump's fines for him? The RNC, or maybe one of his "donors"? Chump just took out a bank loan for $100 million. What's that money being used for?
MatthewHatesTrump2
(915 posts)Bad news for Shitler!
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)olddad65
(599 posts)Other than being a rapist, a racist, a pathological liar, a tax cheater, a traitor, etc, etc, he is really just another crooked politician.
ShazzieB
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