Posted on 05/01/2023 10:55:58 AM PDT by Coronal
A federal judge in New York on Monday denied former President Donald Trump's bid for a mistrial in writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit alleging that Trump raped her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.
In an 18-page filing hours ahead of his second day of cross-examining Carroll, Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina accused U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is overseeing the case, of making “pervasive unfair and prejudicial rulings” against his client.
Barring a mistrial ruling, Tacopina requested that Kaplan “correct the record for each and every instance in which the Court has mischaracterized the facts of this case to the jury” and allow Trump’s counsel to “have greater latitude” to cross-examine Carroll.
Tacopina wrote that Kaplan’s “one-sided rulings” demonstrate “a deeper leaning towards one party over another,” including comments that express “favoritism.”
“Here, despite the fact trial testimony has been underway for only two days, the proceedings are already replete with numerous examples of Defendant’s unfair treatment by the Court, most of which have been witnessed by the Jury,” the letter said.
Kaplan denied the motion Monday morning shortly before the jury was brought in to hear Carroll's testimony, a court official confirmed.
Lawyers for Carroll did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.
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Note to everyone: The US courts are run by vicious partisan black-robed clown stooges!
Was the New York law suspending the statute of limitations adopted for the sole purpose of allowing this trial?
At least in this case Trump knows what he is being accused of. Bragg won't reveal what the "other crime" is for which he has indicted Trump.
I believe this is a Civil Trial and not a criminal trial.
Bingo.
And that's the point. The judge is a scumbag, the lawyer is documenting the judge's scumbaggotry.
This case, and the Stormy Daniels thing, are both chickenshit.
I believe that you are correct. I believe the issue at hand is whether or not Trump defamed Carroll by calling her a liar.
If Trump did in fact rape Carroll, then Carroll’s accusation is true. That would make Trump’s act of calling Carroll a lair into an act of defamation.
If Trump did NOT in fact rape Carroll, then Carroll’s accusation is False. That would make Trump’s act of calling Carroll a liar into a simple statement of truth and not defamation at all. Also, it would make Carroll’s act of claiming that Trump raped her into an act of defamation.
While this is formally a defamation case, the question to be answered is: “Did Trump rape Carroll?” Who defamed whom all hinges upon that.
Only Trump and Carroll know the truth of the matter. I’m totally convinced that Trump is innocent and Carroll is lying, but if the judge gets the jury to vote in Carroll’s favor, the media will treat it as proof that Trump is a rapist.
Indeed. And FReepers were once in one accord that having a rapist as President was unacceptable.
I’m totally convinced that Trump is innocent and Carroll is lying,
I will say that the accusation seems highly unlikely, and unsupported by any evidence. There is supposedly a 'stained dress'. A DNA test on it would be very informative. In any case, I am reminded of Christine Blowsy-Fraud.
Not true. Trump’s attorney is preserving these points for the appeal. If he doesn’t raise them during the trial he would automatically lose that point in an appeal.
Has nothing to do with if he thinks he is losing during the trial. Based on his cross-examination, I think he is winning.
It’s a risky gambit. If the jury thinks that he’s browbeating or bullying her, it could backfire.
Best case Trump has you can’t rape the willing.
Not to mention the msm gets to talk about him losing and raping a woman until he wins on appeal. Then down the memory hole. Or they say the court that over turns is corrupt.
Not to mention the msm gets to talk about him losing and raping a woman until he wins on appeal. Then down the memory hole. Or they say the court that over turns is corrupt.
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