Justice Department Moves To Replace Trump’s Attorneys With Government Lawyers In E. Jean Carroll Rape & Defamation Lawsuit
The Department of Justice moved to replace President Donald Trump‘s defense attorneys with government lawyers in author E. Jean Caroll‘s rape and defamation suit against the president.The DOJ wrote in court papers that Trump was acting in his official capacity as president when he denied ever knowing Carroll, who accused him of raping her in Bergdorf Goodman, a Manhattan department store, in the 1990s.While most federal officials are immune from many defamation suits, it is unclear if that defense has ever been used to defend actions taken before assuming office.“The question is,” Steve Vladec...