Trump thinks people shouldn’t be allowed to call him a “rapist.” One major problem: the judge presiding over the E. Jean Carroll trial has already called him that.
, the host repeatedly said that Trump had “raped” the writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump argues Stephanopoulos’ statements were false and defamatory and that Stephanopoulos should pay Trump money damages.During the first E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, the jury expressly found that Trump did not “rape” E. Jean Carroll as the word “rape” is defined under New York state law. In deciding a motion after trial, however, Judge Lewis A.
The judge in Trump’s new case against Stephanopoulos is not going to ignore Judge Kaplan’s findings. The judge will read what Trump has written in his complaint, and he will read what Trump has chosen to omit from his complaint, and he will conclude that Stephanopoulos told the truth when he said that Trump “raped” E. Jean Carroll.Trump‘s new lawsuit, however, is not simply legally flawed. Filing the lawsuit also reflects incredibly poor judgment.
Stephanopoulos’ interview of Rep. Mace might be relatively quickly forgotten. Trump’s lawsuit about that interview will remind everyone—again and again and again—about Trump’s encounter with E. Jean Carroll.
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