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Trump suffers big loss in E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge says he's liable

PUBLISHED WED, SEP 6 2023 10:14 AM EDT

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A federal judge ruled that Donald Trump is liable for defamatory statements he made about writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 when she went public with claims he raped her decades earlier.

Judge Lewis Kaplan said the upcoming trial for Carroll's civil lawsuit against Trump will only deal with the question of how much the former president should pay her in monetary damages.

In May, a jury in Manhattan federal court in a related case found that Trump sexually abused Carroll during an encounter in a New York department store in the mid-1990s, and defamed her last fall.
E. Jean Carroll, who accused former President Donald Trump of rape, arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for the continuation of the civil case, in New York City, May 9, 2023.

Judge Lewis Kaplan, as part of that ruling, said the upcoming trial for Carroll's lawsuit against Trump will only deal with the question of how much the former president should pay her in monetary damages for defaming her.


Normally, a jury would determine at trial whether a defendant is liable for civil damages claimed by a plaintiff.

But Kaplan found that Carroll was entitled to a partial summary judgment on the question of Trump's liability in the case.

He cited the fact that jurors at a trial in a separate but related lawsuit in May found that Trump sexually abused Carroll in a New York department store in the mid-1990s, and defamed her in statements he made when he denied her allegation last fall.


Carroll's lawyers argued, and Kaplan agreed, that the jury's verdict in that case effectively settled the legal question of whether Trump had defamed her in similar comments he made about Carroll in 2019.

"The truth or falsity of Mr. Trump's 2019 statements therefore depends — like the truth or falsity of his 2022 statement — on whether Ms. Carroll lied about Mr. Trump sexually assaulting her," Kaplan wrote in his 25-page decision in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.


"The jury's finding that she did not therefore is binding in this case and precludes Mr. Trump from contesting the falsity of his 2019 statements," Kaplan wrote.

The ruling is the latest in a series of big losses for Trump in lawsuits filed by Carroll.




https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/09/06/trump-suffers-big-loss-in-e-jean-carroll-defamation-case-judge-says-hes-liable.html

Trump should learn from Tinubu, it is easier to win as a president than as an opposition candidate. He should never have allowed them to rig the 2020 election

thesicilian:
Trump should learn from Tinubu, it is easier to win as a president than as an opposition candidate. He should never have allowed them to rig the 2020 election

So you also believe 2020 was rigged?

AllenSpencer:
So you also believe 2020 was rigged?

It was not 'rigged' the way we think of it, but it was most definitely manipulated. There was a massive social engineering hit job on the 2020 elections by Biden and the Democratic Party. Trump and his team never saw it coming.

thesicilian:
Trump should learn from Tinubu, it is easier to win as a president than as an opposition candidate. He should never have allowed them to rig the 2020 election

True. But you forget that the Establishment didn't want him to stay a day longer as president. He's bad for the Deep State. The miracle is how they were able to convince the populace to agree with them to their own detriment.

maestro299:
It was not 'rigged' the way we think of it, but it was most definitely manipulated. There was a massive social engineering hit job on the 2020 elections by Biden and the Democratic Party. Trump and his team never saw it coming.

And till date, Republicans still are yet to provide evidences of such, with over 40 legal battles lost.

Till date, Trump still claiming he will release evidences but to no avail.

It’s always the excuse of sore losers. Not even one evidence to proof such after several recount.

Trump lost woefully.

AllenSpencer:
And till date, Republicans still are yet to provide evidences of such, with over 40 legal battles lost.

Till date, Trump still claiming he will release evidences but to no avail.

It’s always the excuse of sore losers. Not even one evidence to proof such after several recount.

Trump lost woefully.

You seem to have strong opinions on this issue. I thought you'd be someone a bit more neutral and open-minded to see the larger game at play.

I'm just looking at the bigger canvas. I have no dog in the fight. Win or lose, none of them knows me.

I just take interest in strategy and how it's used to achieve results. The Democrats played the game well and achieved their goal.

Same with Tinubu and the APC if you ask me.

AllenSpencer:
So you also believe 2020 was rigged?

Definitely. It was too obvious. And the drama is still ongoing to prevent him from contesting again

maestro299:
True. But you forget that the Establishment didn't want him to stay a day longer as president. He's bad for the Deep State. The miracle is how they were able to convince the populace to agree with them to their own detriment.

And with the way he keeps threatening to expose the deep state I don't see him getting anywhere near the oval office anytime soon.

Big lose my foot

thesicilian:
And with the way he keeps threatening to expose the deep state I don't see him getting anywhere near the oval office anytime soon.

LoLz. How many deep state folks did he take down when he was President for 4 years?