Judge moves E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit forward
BY ZACK BUDRYK - 11/12/20 07:26 PM EST
A federal judge on Thursday signaled columnist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against President Trump can move forward, scheduling a telephone conference in the case for Dec. 11.
Carroll sued Trump for defamation after he accused her of lying when she alleged he sexually assaulted her in her 2019 book “What Do We Need Men For?”
The Justice Department sought to take over the case in September, claiming Trump called Carroll a liar in his capacity as president. Judge Lewis Kaplan denied the motion to intervene in October.
"The president of the United States is not an 'employee of the government' within the meaning of the relevant statutes," he wrote. "Even if he were such an 'employee,' President Trump's allegedly defamatory statements concerning Ms. Carroll would not have been within the scope of his employment" ...
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/525790-federal-judge-moves-e-jean-carrolls-defamation-lawsuit-against-trump
