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Trump’s $83M Defamation Battle | Dayton News
Trump’s legal team is pushing the Supreme Court to nullify an $83 million defamation verdict against him, arguing presidential immunity shields him — a claim made possible by a recent Supreme Court ruling. The Justice Department is also stepping in, seeking to use the Westfall Act to shift liability to the U.S. government, which could erase the judgment entirely under federal law. The case stems from Trump’s 2019 denials and attacks on E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexual assault in the 1990s, leading to a jury awarding her the massive sum. While a lower court upheld the verdict…
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