Trump appeals $83.3m E Jean Carroll civil verdict to US Supreme Court
Summary
President Donald Trump and the Department of Justice have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to cancel an $83.3 million defamation judgment awarded to writer E Jean Carroll. They argue that Trump's statements about Carroll are protected by presidential immunity laws since they relate to his official duties.Key Facts
- President Trump faces an $83.3 million defamation penalty from a jury in a case brought by writer E Jean Carroll.
- Carroll claims Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store, and Trump denies the accusations.
- Both Trump’s lawyers and the Department of Justice say Trump’s statements are protected by presidential immunity.
- The immunity claim is based on the Westfall Act, which protects federal employees from lawsuits for actions within their job duties.
- A 2024 Supreme Court case expanded presidential immunity but only for criminal cases, not civil cases like this one.
- Trump’s legal team wants the Supreme Court to broaden that immunity to include civil defamation suits.
- The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected extending immunity to this civil case in 2023.
- Trump has faced two defamation lawsuits from Carroll: one filed in 2019 and another in 2022; the larger $83.3 million verdict is from the 2019 case.
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