A federal judge Tuesday blocked the Justice Department's effort to intervene in a defamation case against President Donald Trump brought by E. Jean Carroll who claimed the president disparaged her when he denied her claim that Trump raped her in the mid-1990s.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the government's central argument that Trump was acting in his official duties as president last year when he denied magazine writer Carroll's allegation that he had raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in New York City. The Justice Department's intervention was seen as an effort to shield the president from the the potentially damaging legal action in the midst of a re-election campaign. The judge's ruling effectively keeps Carroll's claim alive.
Last month, the Justice Department's Civil Division submitted court papers to substitute the United States as the defendant in the case, citing the Westfall Act which provides public officials broad protections against claims based on their public statements.
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But his lawyers can. Suck off
Trump s base is concerned about pedophiles and sex crimes. He raped 26 woman and two underage girls at Epstein’s. It must all be exposed like the pervert he is . No grabbing womens vaginas , peeking in on Beauty pageant contestants or raping is legal
No doubt will be appealed to one of Trump's packed courts.
Judge just gave Hillary a bday present. Appointed by then Presidential husband Bill Clinton.
OF COURSE HE CANT USE THE POWERS OF THE DOJ! IT IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST NOT TO MENTION UNETHICAL!!!! FOR HIM TO EVEN TRY TO USE THE POWER IF THE GOVERNMENT TO INTIMIDATE HIS VICTIMS IS CRIMINAL! Unbelievable
Mental illness is a terrible disease. Hope she gets the help she needs. We'll see what the Supreme Court says
This can’t be proven but yet you give it air time. Yet you won’t talk about Hunter Biden at all! Biased
Is this the 'rape is sexy' lady?
When the POTUS want's the Justice Department to defend him against rape allegations and the media acts like this is normal, all is lost with this once great nation.
This is so great on so many levels
Now force him to get a dna test
Why would the DOJ defend him? This is not a crime charged against the US, but Donald Trump. I don’t think he knows how all of this works.
She said rape is sexy.
This woman is a nutter!
Hand over the DNA now, Don.
Why is this woman still relevant? She made up the story and repeated a Law and Order SVU episode as her incident. Then she went on Anderson Cooper’s show and said rape is sexy. She’s a loon.
Lol, defend him against the crazy goofball lady who said rape is sexy on national TV? A law school intern could do that. 🤣🤦♂️
It is bad enough to have to hear from 45 and then we have to hear from Dumb and Dumber and Natashia. This country should not have to bare that.
Trump is too cheap and broke to pay for it himself so he and Barr tried to pawn it off on us! NOPE! SIT DOWN!
The lawsuit in my house
Yeah, this is not a taxpayer matter.
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