Trump has, once again, taken an undeserved benefit and squandered it, leaving only himself to blame, Jordan_S_Rubin writes.
clarified the analysis. Citing language from that ruling, the DOJ said Tuesday that there’s insufficient basis to think Trump was motivated by “more than an insignificant” desire to serve the government when he allegedly defamed Carroll in 2019.
Of course, that selfish Trumpian impulse has been clear all along. But the government was looking through a more formalistic legal lens. Looking through that lens now, based on intervening law and facts, the government feels free to cut Trump loose, putting him at greater risk of further liability in Carroll’s ongoing legal quest against him.
Reading the government’s letter, one realizes that Trump has, once again, taken an undeserved benefit and squandered it, leaving only himself to blame. Among other remarks, the Justice Department pointed to Trump’s CNN town hall in May, at which he called Carroll’s accusations a “fake story” even after a jury had found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. Because he was no longer president when making that statement and others similar to the alleged 2019 defamation, the DOJ wrote, “Mr. Trump could not have been motivated by any interest in serving the United States Government.
Unsurprisingly, that significance isn’t lost on Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan. “Now that one of the last obstacles has been removed, we look forward to trial in E Jean Carroll’s original case in January 2024,”While much can happen between now and January , this odd legal detour is now resolved.
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