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Trump owes E Jean Carroll $83M for sexual abuse and defamation. He’s hoping his DOJ can get him off the hook

The Independent·Alex Woodward·6 months ago
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After a losing streak in his attempts to toss out two multi-million dollar defamation verdicts , Donald Trump is hoping the Supreme Court — and the U.S. government — will bail him out.

Trump and the Department of Justice are asking the Supreme Court to grant the president “immunity” from having to pay nearly $90 million to E. Jean Carroll after two federal juries found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation.

It’s the second time the president has turned to the nation’s high court to toss out a verdict against him in his long-running legal battles with Carroll.…

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