A judge has denied former President Donald Trump’s request for a new trial or change of verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case, rejecting the former president’s contention that the outcome was tainted by extreme restrictions on his courtroom testimony and erroneous instructions to the jury.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said in a memorandum and opinion issued on April 25 that President Trump’s motion was “without merit” for the various reasons outlined in Ms. Carroll’s motion of opposition, including that the court properly instructed the jury and did not abuse its discretion in limiting the former president’s testimony.
