Former US President Donald Trump's request to delay a defamation lawsuit was rejected

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The lawsuit was brought on by journalist Elizabeth Jean Carroll who accused the former President of rape. 9News

Judge Lewis A Kaplan in New York issued a brief denial of the request made by Mr Trump's lawyers in December to delay the lawsuit.

The Justice Department asserted Trump could not be held personally liable for “crude and disrespectful” remarks he made about Ms Carroll because he was president at the time.READ MORE: Former US Attorney General William Barr began the effort to replace Mr Trump as the defendant while he was still in office.

In June, the Justice Department under President Biden stuck to the position it took while Mr Barr led the department.

 

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