Judge Dismisses Trump's Countersuit Against E. Jean Carroll
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A federal judge threw out a defamation countersuit filed by former President Donald Trump against magazine writer E. Jean Carroll.
For Context: In May, a New York jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse toward Carroll over an incident in a department store in the 1990s as well as defamation toward Carroll, awarding her $5 million. The jury determined Trump did not rape Carroll, but did sexually abuse her, another form of sexual battery under the New York Penal Law. The day after this ruling, Carroll reiterated the rape claim in an interview with CNN (Lean Left bias). This statement led Trump to file a countersuit, alleging defamation.
Key Quotes: Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan’s ruling determined that Carroll’s statement was “substantially true,” and that “Mr. Trump in fact did ‘rape’ Ms. Carroll as that term commonly is used and understood in contexts outside of the New York Penal Law.” Trump’s lawyer responded to the ruling by stating, “We strongly disagree with the flawed decision and will be filing an appeal shortly.” Carroll’s lawyer stated, “E. Jean Carroll looks forward to obtaining additional compensatory and punitive damages based on the original defamatory statements Donald Trump made in 2019.”
How the Media Covered It: Left-rated outlets covered the ruling most frequently and prominently. Left- and center-rated outlets noted this legal battle as one of many Trump currently faces, most notably his two indictments from the Department of Justice.
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From the Right
Trump’s defamation countersuit against E. Jean Carroll tossed by NY federal judge who finds rape claims ‘substantially true’Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against accuser E. Jean Carroll was tossed Monday by a federal judge — in a ruling finding the writer’s statements that the former president raped her “were substantially true.”
Trump, 77, brought the counterclaims against E. Jean Carroll, 79, in June, arguing she falsely accused him of rape after a Manhattan federal jury only found him liable for sexual abuse in her civil case against him.
“The jury’s finding that Mr. Trump ‘sexually abused’ Ms. Carroll implicitly determine the he forcibly penetrated her digitally — in...
From the Left
Judge tosses Trump's counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll, finding rape claim 'substantially true'A federal judge in New York on Monday dismissed Donald Trump's countersuit against E. Jean Carroll, the writer who won a $5 million verdict against the former president for battery and defamation earlier this year.
Trump filed his counterclaims against Carroll in June, alleging she defamed him by continuing to say publicly that he'd raped her even after a jury found him not liable for doing so.
But, U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan noted Monday, the jury did find Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll during an encounter in...
From the Center
Judge dismisses Trump's defamation claim against E. Jean CarrollA U.S. judge on Monday dismissed Donald Trump's defamation counterclaim against the writer E. Jean Carroll, handing a fresh legal defeat to the former president as he seeks another White House term.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said Carroll's statements, made on CNN the day after she won a $5 million jury verdict against Trump for defamation and sexual abuse, were at least "substantially true," and Trump failed to show she made them with actual malice.
Alina Habba, a lawyer for Trump, said "We strongly disagree with the...
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