Federal Judge Blocks DOJ From Defending Trump in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case

Federal Judge Blocks DOJ From Defending Trump in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case
E. Jean Carroll attends the 2019 Glamour Women of The Year Summit at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on Nov. 10, 2019. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Glamour
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A federal judge rejected an effort by the Department of Justice to have the U.S. government replace President Donald Trump in a lawsuit in which he’s accused of defaming writer E. Jean Carroll after she alleged that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.

Judge Lewis Kaplan, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, said Trump has to remain a defendant in the suit. The Justice Department asserted that the president was acting as a government official when he said Carroll was lying and was motivated by money.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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