Lawyers for E Jean Carroll Urge Judge to Deny Trump’s Renewed Motion in Defamation Case

President Trump, who has repeatedly maintained his innocence, posted a $91.6 million bond earlier this month.

(Left) Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Alabama Republican Party’s 2023 summer meeting at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel in Montgomery, Ala., on Aug. 4, 2023. (Right) E. Jean Carroll leaves following the trial at Manhattan Federal Court, N.Y., on May 8, 2023. Julie Bennett/Getty Images, Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Lawyers for writer E. Jean Carroll have claimed in court that former President Donald Trump is making “meritless” claims that she failed to meet her burden in showing his conduct was the cause of her injuries as part of her defamation case against him.

In court filings (pdf) on March 26, attorneys for Ms. Carroll, a magazine columnist, said she had presented “overwhelming evidence” in support of her case against President Trump, whom she filed a defamation lawsuit against in 2019.