And I wonder if the law suits against the women who made accusations against Trump will go forward? If they lied will there be a price to pay?
I suspect that the suits will be dropped. There are two requirements for a libel or slander suit to be won. First, the statement must actually be false. Truth is always a defense against libel or slander. The second is that the false statement must cause damage to the person bringing the suit.
At trial, Trump (or more accurately his lawyers, but I’ll just refer to Trump for brevity) would then have two challenges. He would have to prove that the accusations are false. Even assuming they are, that’sno certainty. Given the wrong jury composition, it could be a quite difficult task. Assuming that the jury did believe the accusations are false, Trump must then convince a jury that he was materially harmed by them. Having just won the Presidency despite these accusations, whose intent was to deny him the election, would IMO make that a difficult argument to win. Also Trump would go into court as a wealthy and powerful individual suing women who are neither. That should be irrelevant, but a jury is not likely to be disposed toward sympathy for Trump.
Given that there is a fairly good chance he’d lose the suit, what does he really have to gain by pursuing it? He certainly does not need the money. It was never about money anyway. He is the President whether people believe these women or not. I just don’t see what he gains if he wins. He risks plenty though if he loses. The media would have a field day. We know that they would not report that he failed to prove that the accusers were lying or that he failed to show that he was damaged. The media would spin it that the accusers were vindicated and that his loss proves that the accusations were true. That would just reopen a scandal that pretty much has died down. Why take that risk?