Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., August 8, 2023.
REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File PhotoNEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Thursday appealed a judge's dismissal of his claim that the writer E. Jean Carroll defamed him by accusing him of rape, though a jury that awarded her $5 million for defamation and sexual abuse did not make such a finding.
The former U.S. president, who is seeking the Republican nomination for a second White House term, filed a notice of appeal from U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan's Aug. 7 dismissal of the claim against Carroll.
Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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Donald Trump, Reba Saldanha, Jean Carroll, District Judge Lewis Kaplan's, Jonathan Stempel, Leslie Adler
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Windham , New Hampshire, U.S, New York