Trump Scores Win in Lawsuit Over Promotion of Marketing Business

Trump responded to Tuesday’s order by declaring victory and alleging that Ms. Kaplan was a “Far Left” lawyer and suggesting her case was an attempt at election

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media during the third day of his civil fraud trial in New York on Oct. 4, 2023. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

A federal judge refused on Tuesday to certify the ongoing lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump defrauded individuals in his promotion of a multi-level marketing venture as a class action.

Filed in 2018, the complaint focused on ACN, which sold telecommunications products, and two other companies. The plaintiffs are represented by Roberta Kaplan, the same attorney who represented E. Jean Carroll in her successful sexual battery and defamation suit against Mr. Trump.