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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/27/federal-judge-trump-jean-carroll-defamation-432736

Federal judge rebuffs Justice Department's bid to aid Trump in defamation case
The ruling deals a temporary setback to the president's legal efforts.

A federal judge has dealt a setback to the Justice Department’s attempt to take over President Donald Trump’s defense in a defamation suit brought by a New York writer who accused him of raping her more than two decades ago.

U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the government’s motion to essentially step into Trump’s shoes as the defendant in the suit, brought by E. Jean Carroll. The move, if successful, would almost certainly have scuttled the litigation.

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/25/politics/e-jean-carroll-appeal/index.html
DOJ appeals ruling that said it can't take the place of Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit

(CNN)The Justice Department is appealing a court ruling that denied its move to substitute itself for President Donald Trump as the defendant in the defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who has accused the President of raping her.

The appeal is a sign that the Justice Department is continuing to back Trump in court even after he lost the presidential election.

Last month, Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the Justice Department's attempt to replace Trump in the lawsuit. The Justice Department sought to intervene in the case, which, if approved, would have likely led to the dismissal of the case because the government cannot be sued for defamation.

"We are not at all surprised that the current Department of Justice, which filed its motion to intervene in E Jean Carroll's case at the request of the White House, is appealing Judge Kaplan's decision," Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement.

She added, "From the very start of this case, Donald Trump's number one goal has been to avoid discovery and cause delay."

Carroll sued Trump alleging he defamed her when he denied the rape, said she wasn't his type, and claimed she made the allegation to boost sales of her new book.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/10/politics/donald-trump-lawsuits/index.html
In his opinion, Kaplan rejected the Justice Department's argument that Trump's statements regarding Carroll were made within the scope of his employment, writing, "while commenting on the operation of government is part of the regular business of the United States, commenting on sexual assault allegations unrelated to the operation of government is not."

Marc Kasowitz, a private attorney who had represented Trump earlier in the case, also said he was appealing the ruling.

Carroll has accused Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s in a New York department store. She has said she wants to obtain a sample of Trump's DNA to compare with genetic material she says is on a black dress she wore the day of the alleged attack.
This story has been updated with a statement from Carroll's attorney.

 

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damn Will, all that hard cleaning work:

 

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https://www.npr.org/sections/biden-...-investigating-russia-probe-a-special-counsel

Barr Makes John Durham, Investigating Russia Probe, A Special Counsel

Attorney General William Barr has appointed John Durham as special counsel, granting the veteran federal prosecutor protection to pursue his investigation into the origins of the Russia probe into the incoming Biden administration.

Barr made the move in October, two weeks before the election, according to a letter he sent to Congress on Tuesday. The attorney general said he appointed Durham as a special counsel "to provide him and his team with the assurance that they could complete their work, without regard to the outcome of the election."

Barr originally tapped Durham, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, in 2019 to look into the genesis of the investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.

It began as a review of the probe but later was elevated to a criminal investigation. So far, one individual has been charged as part of Durham's work: former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty to altering an email that was used in seeking surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser.

The order appointing Durham a special counsel authorizes him to investigate whether any federal official or employee broke the law in connection with the investigation into the 2016 presidential campaigns and people associated with the Trump administration.

It also stipulates that Durham will submit a final report to the attorney general "in a form that will permit public dissemination."

In his letter to Congress, Barr acknowledged he had expected Durham to finish his work by summer. But he said the pandemic and other information that his investigation uncovered pushed back the timeline.

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/25/politics/e-jean-carroll-appeal/index.html
DOJ appeals ruling that said it can't take the place of Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit

(CNN)The Justice Department is appealing a court ruling that denied its move to substitute itself for President Donald Trump as the defendant in the defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who has accused the President of raping her.

The appeal is a sign that the Justice Department is continuing to back Trump in court even after he lost the presidential election.

Last month, Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the Justice Department's attempt to replace Trump in the lawsuit. The Justice Department sought to intervene in the case, which, if approved, would have likely led to the dismissal of the case because the government cannot be sued for defamation.

"We are not at all surprised that the current Department of Justice, which filed its motion to intervene in E Jean Carroll's case at the request of the White House, is appealing Judge Kaplan's decision," Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement.

She added, "From the very start of this case, Donald Trump's number one goal has been to avoid discovery and cause delay."

Carroll sued Trump alleging he defamed her when he denied the rape, said she wasn't his type, and claimed she made the allegation to boost sales of her new book.
In his opinion, Kaplan rejected the Justice Department's argument that Trump's statements regarding Carroll were made within the scope of his employment, writing, "while commenting on the operation of government is part of the regular business of the United States, commenting on sexual assault allegations unrelated to the operation of government is not."

Marc Kasowitz, a private attorney who had represented Trump earlier in the case, also said he was appealing the ruling.

Carroll has accused Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s in a New York department store. She has said she wants to obtain a sample of Trump's DNA to compare with genetic material she says is on a black dress she wore the day of the alleged attack.
This story has been updated with a statement from Carroll's attorney.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...N2AN0YP?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social
Trump may soon have to answer rape allegations under oath

The author and journalist hopes that day will come this year. Her lawyers are seeking to depose Trump in a defamation lawsuit that Carroll filed against the former president in November 2019 after he denied her accusation that he raped her at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. Trump said he never knew Carroll and accused her of lying to sell her new book, adding: “She’s not my type.”

Trump faces a similar defamation lawsuit from Summer Zervos, a former contestant on his reality television show “The Apprentice.” In 2016, Zervos accused Trump of sexual misconduct, saying that he kissed her against her will at a 2007 meeting in New York and later groped her at a California hotel as the two met to discuss job opportunities.

 

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Trump faces a similar defamation lawsuit from Summer Zervos, a former contestant on his reality television show “The Apprentice.” In 2016, Zervos accused Trump of sexual misconduct, saying that he kissed her against her will at a 2007 meeting in New York and later groped her at a California hotel as the two met to discuss job opportunities.

Where have we heard about Trump doing this before? Oh yeah,FROM TRUMP HIMSELF!

They can crucify Coumo but at least he was trying to get women's consent.

 

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