Posted on 07/19/2023 7:53:54 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
A federal judge Wednesday rejected former President Trump’s request for a new trial after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, an appointee of former President Clinton, said the jury’s verdict was not seriously erroneous or a serious miscarriage of justice, rejecting Trump’s claim that the $5 million in damages he was ordered to pay was excessive and other arguments.
“There is no basis for disturbing the jury’s sexual assault damages,” Kaplan wrote in the 59-page ruling. “And Mr. Trump’s arguments with respect to the defamation damages are no stronger.”
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Clinton stooges gonna stooge.
Zero evidence. None.
Jury: Sounds like something he would do. Guilty.
and leave this stupid ‘conviction’ on his record?
Keep appealing.
Delay. Delay. Delay.
Hopefully E. Jean Carroll croaks in the meantime.
Betcha there’s a whole bunch of lawyers and judges who are going to get a cut of whatever Trump ends up paying her.
Another corrupt Demon “Judge”.
Nope.
That is her ‘salary’ for doing the devil’s work.
Her death wouldn’t alter the verdict.
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