DOJ says no immunity: Another E. Jean Carroll lawsuit against Trump can go forward

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice reversed itself and said it would not oppose a lawsuit filed in federal court by writer E. Jean Carroll against former president Donald Trump for defamation. The trial is set to begin in January 2024. The lawsuit accuses Trump of defaming Carroll when the former president called her a liar and said she wasn’t his “type” after Carroll went public with accusations of rape. Trump made the comments while acting as president—in fact, he made his initial comments about Carroll while seated at the...