- A New York federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s request to rehear his challenges to E. Jean Carroll’s defamation and sexual abuse case, marking the latest setback in the multi-million dollar legal saga.
- Trump had sought to replace his name as the defendant with "the United States," arguing he made the defamatory comments within the scope of his first presidency, which he claimed should grant him immunity.
- A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied Trump’s appeal, declining to consider his arguments for presidential immunity, following previous unsuccessful attempts to claim such protection.
- The ruling pertains to two separate jury awards: $5 million in 2023 for sexual abuse and defamation, and $83.3 million in 2024 for further defamation, both stemming from Carroll’s accusations that Trump lied about assaulting her in the 1990s.
- This latest rejection from the appeals court potentially allows Trump to seek intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the $83.3 million judgment, while his legal team stated plans to appeal the decision further.
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