Judge Dismisses Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Magazine Columnist

Ms. Carroll’s attorneys said that the claim was “substantially true” because she was “reciting her own undisputed internal thoughts.”

(Left) Former President Donald Trump disembarks his plane at Aberdeen Airport in Aberdeen, Scotland, on May 1, 2023. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images); (Right) Magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll arrives for her civil trial against former President Donald Trump at Manhattan Federal Court in New York, on May 8, 2023. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll was dismissed on Aug. 7.

A federal judge said Mr. Trump, 77, did not show that Ms. Carroll, 79, defamed him in comments on television after a jury convicted Mr. Trump of sexually assaulting the columnist.