A federal judge in New York has denied Donald Trump's lawyers' motion for a mistrial in the civil battery and defamation lawsuit filed against the former president by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. During the trial, Trump's defense lawyer continued his cross-examination of Carroll, asking her about old Facebook posts where she praised his TV show "The Apprentice." The judge denied the motion, ruling that the evidence presented was fair and that the jury should make its own decision. The trial is ongoing and a verdict is expected in the coming weeks.
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A federal judge in New York has ordered special security measures to protect the jurors in the civil lawsuit of E. Jean Carroll against former President Donald Trump due to Trump's history of attacking the legal system and recent comments surrounding the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation. The judge will refuse to allow jurors' names to become public and provide additional security measures, such as a secure entrance and exit to the courthouse. The case centers around Carroll's allegation that Trump raped her in a New York department store in the 1990s, which Trump has denied.
A federal judge has ruled that the "Access Hollywood" tape featuring former President Donald Trump bragging about being able to grope women without their consent can be used as evidence in a defamation case brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. The ruling also allows for testimony from two women who allege they were sexually assaulted by Trump, and the trial is set to begin in October. Trump has denied these allegations and his lawyers had requested that the judge block the accusers from testifying at trial, as well as the Access Hollywood tape from being played at the trial, but the judge rejected these requests.
Donald Trump's lawyers have filed a motion in court to block testimony from previous accusers and to ban the infamous 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape from being used in the sexual battery lawsuit filed against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. The tape features Trump boasting about grabbing women, and Carroll is claiming that Trump defamed her by denying her allegations and accusing her of lying. The motion is the latest development in the ongoing legal battle between Carroll and Trump.
Former President Donald Trump was deposed in a civil lawsuit filed by columnist E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of rape in the mid-1990s. Excerpts of the deposition revealed a contentious battle between Trump and Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, with Trump angrily denying the allegation and threatening to sue the columnist. Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the excerpt to be made public, setting the stage for a long and contentious legal battle that could set a precedent for how the courts handle claims against a sitting president.