Donald Trump is appealing an $83 million defamation verdict awarded to E. Jean Carroll, arguing that he is protected by presidential immunity because the comments were made while he was in office. Carroll's lawyer counters that Trump's statements were personal and not related to his presidential duties.
— saying it was personal, and not an act of office, when he allegedly defamed her by denying her sexual assault claims.
E. Jean Carroll says it was personal when President Trump allegedly defamed her and so he shouldn’t enjoy presidential immunity in her case.Bu Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, fired back in court papers Monday arguing, “if there were ever a case where immunity does not shield a President’s speech, this one is it.”
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