Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday that he will appeal the verdict against him in a defamation lawsuit filed by author E. Jean Carroll.
A Manhattan jury on Friday awarded compensation and punishment to Carroll, who was found liable for defamation and sexual assault in a separate case, after criticizing her on CNN during a May 2023 City Council meeting. ordered to pay $83.3 million in damages. Following the verdict, President Trump vowed to appeal the jury's decision. (Related article: 'She wants a nuclear option': Jonathan Turley responds to 'breathtaking' demands from New York state government in Trump case)
“Absolutely ridiculous! I completely disagree with both rulings and plan to appeal the entire Biden-led witch hunt focused on me and the Republican Party,” Trump said. Posted In real social. “Our legal system is out of control and being used as a political weapon. They have taken away all of our First Amendment rights. This is not America!”
President Trump previously criticized U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in the Southern District of New York for not allowing his lawyers to submit evidence, including an interview with CNN host Anderson Cooper.
“Judge Kaplan refused to allow E. Jean Carroll to interview Anderson Cooper on CNN, where Carroll made 'Rape is sexy' and many other statements that completely exonerated me. ” said President Trump. Posted. “Judge Kaplan is denying me my constitutional right to due process to protect myself from this false accusation. Nothing will be allowed to him. He is a very abusive person and very few people have ever seen someone like this before.”
Kaplan threatened to jail Trump attorney Alina Hubba during the trial as she tried to present evidence. Trump also stormed out of the courtroom during the closing arguments of Friday's trial.
President Trump also faces a civil fraud trial in New York after Democratic Attorney General Letitia James sued him in September 2022, accusing him of inflating the value of real estate holdings to obtain loans. ing.
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