NEW YORK — A US decide on Monday dismissed Donald Trump’s defamation counterclaim towards the author E. Jean Carroll, who received a $5-million jury verdict for defamation and sexual assault towards the previous president in May.
Trump had sued Carroll for defamation after she mentioned “oh yes, he did; oh yes, he did” when requested on CNN concerning the jury’s discovering that he had not raped her, however that he was accountable for sexual assault.
He additionally objected to Carroll recounting how she had instructed his lawyer “he did it and you know it” shortly after the decision was learn.
US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan mentioned Trump’s defamation declare have to be dismissed as a result of Carroll’s statements have been at the least “substantially true,” and Trump failed to point out that Carroll made them with precise malice.
Trump filed his counterclaim in a second defamation lawsuit by Carroll, the place she is searching for at the least $10 million.
Lawyers for Trump and Carroll didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark. — Reuters
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