Headline Roundup • June 28th, 2023
Donald Trump Countersues E. Jean Carroll
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Former President Donald Trump has filed a countersuit against writer E. Jean Carroll for defamation.
Key Details: Trump is alleging that Carroll falsely accused him of rape after a New York jury found him liable of sexually abused her. Her comments were made on CNN (Lean Left), a day after that verdict.
Key Quote: "Due to [Carroll]’s repeated falsehoods and defamatory statements made against [Trump], [Trump] has been the subject of significant harm to his reputation, which, in turn, has yielded an inordinate amount of damages sustained as a result," the filing said.
For Context: On May 9, a nine-member civil jury found Trump liable for sexual battery and defaming Carroll, and granted her $5 million in damages. A second defamation trial is set for January 2024, and stems from Trump's recent insistence that he had "no idea who this woman is."
How the Media Covered it: The countersuit was reported by sources across the political spectrum, with many noting that the multi-front legal fight is expected to continue for some time.
Featured Coverage of this Story
Steven Senne/AP
Donald Trump has sued E. Jean Carroll for defamation after a jury found he sexually abused the former magazine columnist and defamed her.
In a counter claim filed Tuesday night, Trump alleges that Carroll defamed him when she appeared on CNN the morning after the jury awarded her $5 million in damages. Carroll was asked about the verdict finding Trump sexually abused Carroll but did not rape her as she alleged. Carroll said, “Oh, yes he did.”
In response to the new claim, Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan said in a statement, “Donald Trump again argues, contrary to...
Getty Images
Former US President Donald Trump has sued the writer E Jean Carroll for defamation, alleging she falsely accused him of rape after a jury found he sexually abused her.
Last month, the civil jury in New York found he sexually abused and defamed the columnist but did not rape her.
Mr Trump's claim, filed on Tuesday, relates to comments Ms Carroll made on CNN a day after that verdict.
When asked about Mr Trump's liability for rape, she said "oh yes he did".
The claim is seeking a retraction of...
Former President Donald Trump filed a counterlawsuit against author E. Jean Carroll on defamation charges for accusing the former president of raping her.
Trump's lawyers filed the countersuit in the fight in which Carroll is accusing him of defaming her by denying her claims that he had raped her in a New York department store in the 1990s.
Trump's lawyers argue that Carroll defamed the former president by claiming that Trump raped her after a jury in a civil trial in May found that he was not liable for the rape claims. The jury did find...
