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Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the $83.3 million defamation award owed to E. Jean Carroll.
Jeffrey Toobin and Gretchen Carlson discuss President Trump urging the Supreme Court to overturn a second E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and the Justice Department are asking the Supreme Court to toss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexual assault, saying he can’t be sued for comments he made while he was president.
Lawyers for President Donald Trump argued that he had immunity for statements made while president.