Donald Trump Loses Against E. Jean Carrol Again; Judge Finds Him Liable for Defamation

By Rick Martin Sep 06 2023, 23:19 PM EDT

Former Elle Magazine writer E. Jean Carroll just keeps winning against Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled that the ex-POTUS is liable for defamatory statements that he made against her in 2019 after she went public with her claims that he raped her inside a high-end department store in the 90s.

Judge Lewis Kaplan stated that the former president must now pay her monetary damages for defaming her. He added that the upcoming trial for Carroll's lawsuit against Donald Trump will only determine exactly how much he should pay her.

Juries usually are the ones who determine if a defendant is liable for damages in a civil lawsuit. However, CNBC News noted that Kaplan found that the former Elle columnist was entitled to a partial summary judgment on the question of Trump's liability, citing that Trump was liable in a separate lawsuit by Carroll where another jury found Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse.

A New York jury found that Trump, while not liable for the legal definition of rape, was still liable for sexually assaulting Carroll. After losing the case, Trump railed his accuser and continued to blast her, making his defamation case even more complicated for himself.

Carroll's attorneys argued that the first case's verdict "effectively settled the legal question of whether Trump had defamed her in similar comments he made about Carroll in 2019."

Judge Kaplan agreed, writing, "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."

Donald Trump Georgia Trial Could Take Four Months

His loss in the civil trial against E. Jean Carroll is but one of many legal cases, both civil and criminal, that former President Donald Trump is facing as he runs for the presidency again, which he reportedly is doing to avoid his legal problems. Among his most high-profile cases is the RICO case in Georgia, where Trump allegedly tried to steal the results of the election.

Trump and his 18 co-defendants, including Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and Mark Meadows, have all pleaded "not guilty" in the case. Now, it seems that the trial might take longer than expected, given the number of defendants and witnesses.

According to the BBC, Georgia prosecutors have stated that the trial would take four months as 150 witnesses are set to testify in the Donald Trump Georgia election interference trial. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee stated that d he hopes to decide questions regarding the trial's schedule by "either the end of this week or early next week."

Donald Trump Says He Would 'Absolutely' Testify in His Criminal Trial

During a recent radio interview, Donald Trump was asked if he would take the stand in his own defense during his many criminal trials. To this, he answered, "Oh yes, absolutely. ... That, I would do." He even added that he actually looks forward to testifying.

According to NBC News, Trump also stated that he is confident that his cases will be dismissed as they are going to ask for a dismissal for all of these cases. He then called the four criminal cases against him "politically motivated," and added, "This is election interference."

However, while Trump is crying "election interference," he is being accused of the crime he is saying is being done against him, as shown in his federal and Georgia criminal cases where he had election workers intimidated, tried to install fake electors, and even tried to overthrow the peaceful transfer of power during January 6.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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