Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Former President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are appealing to the Supreme Court to dismiss an $83 million defamation verdict awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of sexual assault. They argue that Trump cannot be sued for comments made during his presidency, invoking the Westfall Act, which protects federal employees from lawsuits related to their official duties. This marks Trump's second attempt to overturn a jury's decision in Carroll's favor, following a previous $5 million verdict for sexual abuse and defamation. Carroll's lawyers have not commented on the latest filing, and lower courts have previously rejected Trump's appeals.
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