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☆ Opinion: The cracks are beginning to show in Trump’s campaign finances
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Julian Zelizer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump is starting to struggle under the weight of multiple legal cases against him. His leadership political action committee, Save America, spent nearly $5.6 million in legal fees in February alone. And while the super PAC Maga Inc. has refunded nearly all of that money, that’s money that could have been used for Trump’s campaign. According to recent Federal Election Commission filings, the president had $71 million in available cash in his principal campaign account at the end of February, compared to Trump’s campaign, which reported $33.5 million. It’s likely that big-ticket supporters would rather back a campaign for the next president than fund a collective bailout.

Persons: Julian Zelizer, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden’s, Jean Carroll, Letitia James, Biden Organizations: CNN, Princeton University, The New York Times, America, Trump, Save, Maga Inc, Biden, New, Republican National Committee, Trump Media, Trump Media & Technology Group Locations: Save America, America, New York

☆ E. Jean Carroll’s attorney denies last-ditch claims raised by Trump’s lawyer about ties to judge
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Judge Kaplan and Roberta Kaplan (the two are not related) overlapped for about two years in the early 1990s at the Paul, Weiss firm when he was a senior partner and she was a junior associate. Judge Kaplan left the high-profile firm in 1994 when he was nominated to the Southern District of New York where he’s been a sitting federal judge since. In fact, I remember no direct interaction from that time period with Your Honor at all,” Roberta Kaplan wrote in her letter Tuesday addressing the judge. Their interactions have been limited to E Jean Carroll’s litigation against Trump and one other case he presided over, according to Roberta Kaplan. Carroll’s lawyer also said she wanted to respond to the allegations quickly but reserves her right to seek sanctions against Trump’s attorneys.

Persons: Roberta Kaplan, Donald Trump’s, Jean Carroll’s, Alina Habba, Trump, Judge Lewis Kaplan, Judge Kaplan, Paul, Weiss, he’s, “, ” Roberta Kaplan, ”, Habba, Kaplan, ” Habba, Donald Trump Organizations: CNN, Trump, New, Southern, of, Carroll, New York Locations: New York, of New York

☆ Trump suffers big loss in E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge says he's liable
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

E. Jean Carroll, who accused former President Donald Trump of rape, arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for the continuation of the civil case, in New York City, May 9, 2023. The 25-page decision in U.S. District Court in Manhattan is the latest in a series of big losses for Trump in lawsuits filed by Carroll. But Kaplan found that Carroll was entitled to a partial summary judgment on the question of Trump's liability in the case. Trump is appealing Judge Kaplan's dismissal of his own claim that Carroll defamed the former president when she reiterated her claim that Trump had raped her. The DOJ had argued that Trump was acting within the scope of his office as president when he made the statements about Carroll.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Carroll, Kaplan, Trump, Lewis Kaplan, E, Carroll's, Roberta Kaplan, Alina Habba, Habba, Kaplan's, Judge Kaplan, Trump's Organizations: Federal Court, Trump, Republican, New, Department of Justice, DOJ, Washington , D.C, ., White Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan, New York, Carroll's, Washington ,

☆ Trump loses bid for new trial on damages in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse, defamation case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

E. Jean Carroll exits the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, New York City, May 9, 2023. Jurors also found Trump had defamed Carroll in comments last fall denying her allegations. Carroll II is how lawyers in the case refer to the lawsuit that resulted in this verdict. In that other civil lawsuit, Carroll alleges Trump defamed her in 2019, when he denied her claims after she first publicly accused Trump of raping her during the encounter. In Manhattan state court, Trump is accused of falsifying business records in connection with a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Trump, Carroll, Bergdorf Goodman, Kaplan, Judge Lewis Kaplan, E, Trump's, Joseph Tacopina, Robbie Kaplan, E Jean Carroll, Carroll I, Judge Kaplan, Stormy Daniels, Jack Smith, Joe Biden Organizations: U.S, New, Trump, U.S . Department of Justice, DOJ, Washington , D.C, ., Republican, GOP Locations: Manhattan, Donald Trump , New York City, U.S, New York, Carroll II, Carroll, Washington ,, Florida

☆ Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll even though he was found liable only for 'sexual abuse,' judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll but not that he raped her. The judge says Trump "raped" Carroll "as many people commonly understand the word 'rape.'" The jury did not, Trump's lawyers trumpeted at the time, find that Trump "raped" Carroll — the central part of her allegations. Caroll's lawsuit alleged that, in the mid-1990s, Trump raped her in the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan. Carroll is taking Trump to court — againIn his opinion upholding the jury verdict, Kaplan took issue with the denials that Trump "raped" Carroll.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Trump, Carroll, trumpeted, Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, Goodman, Carrol, Ms, —, Carroll I, E Jean Carroll, Carroll II, Roberta Kaplan, Carrol I Organizations: Service, Carroll, US, New York Penal, FBI, American Psychological Association, Trump, Justice Department Locations: Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, New York, Trump

☆ DOJ won't defend Trump in Carroll rape defamation case anymore
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

That effort, if it had been approved, would have killed Carroll's lawsuit because the government can shield itself from civil liability under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The DOJ had not played a role in that lawsuit, as the alleged actions occurred outside of Trump tenure in the White House. "We are grateful that the Department of Justice has reconsidered its position," Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement. "Now that one of the last obstacles has been removed, we look forward to trial in E Jean Carroll's original case in January 2024." The letter also said: "Moreover, the circumstantial evidence of Mr. Trump's subjective intent in making theallegedly defamatory statements does not support a determination in this case that he wassufficiently motivated by a desire to serve the United States Government."

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, E, Carroll, Trump, Westfall, Donald J, Brian Boynton, Boynton, Roberta Kaplan, Kaplan, Jean Carroll's, Bergdorf Goodman, Bill Barr, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Joe Biden Organizations: The, Justice, Trump, DOJ, Washington , D.C, ., White, Department, United States Government, Department of Justice, CNBC, U.S, District, 2nd Circuit U.S, of Appeals Locations: Manhattan, New York City, United States, New York, Trump, Washington ,, Washington, Columbia

☆ Trump loses immunity in E. Jean Carroll case as Justice Department now says his comments weren't part of presidential role
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Justice Department is no longer defending Donald Trump in a lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll. But the Justice Department intervened. There is also the fact that the jury found Trump sexually assaulted Carroll well before he ever assumed office. "A jury has now found that Mr. Trump sexually assaulted Ms. Carroll long before he became President," Boynton wrote. While the jury found that Trump sexually abused Carroll by inserting his fingers into her vagina, it didn't find him liable for rape.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Trump, Carroll, Goodman, Westfall, Brian Boynton, —, Boynton, Trump's, Jean Carroll's, Roberta Kaplan, Kaplan, Trump's countersuit, Andy Borowitz Organizations: DOJ, Service, Justice Department, Elle, Trump's, Justice, Trump, Department, United, Carroll Locations: Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, United States, Carroll, York

☆ Trump countersues E. Jean Carroll for 'rape' defamation, as her lawyers scoff at claim
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Oh yes he did, oh yes he did," Caroll said during a CNN interview on May 10, reiterating her allegation that Trump raped her. A day earlier, a jury in U.S. District Court Manhattan awarded Carroll $5 million in damages from Trump. Kaplan also said four out of the five statements Trump claimed were defamatory were made outside of New York's one-year statute of limitations. Kaplan called Trump's counterclaim "nothing more than his latest effort to delay accountability for what a jury has already found to be his defamation of E Jean Carroll." Trump's countersuit is the latest twist in a circuitous, multicourt legal battle over Carroll's allegation that Trump, 77, sexually assaulted her.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Carroll, E, Caroll, Trump, Bergdorf Goodman, Alina Habba, Habba, Robbie Kaplan, Kaplan Organizations: Manhattan Federal Court, CNN, Court, Trump, Republican Locations: Manhattan, Manhattan Federal Court , New York, New York, U.S, New

☆ Judge allows E. Jean Carroll to amend her defamation lawsuit to seek more damages against Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A federal judge will allow E. Jean Carroll to amend her original defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to include comments he made at a CNN town hall. Carroll, a former magazine columnist, asked the judge for permission to amend the initial November 2019 lawsuit so she could try to seek additional punitive damages after Trump repeated statements a federal jury found to be defamatory. Last month, a jury found in favor of Carroll in her second civil lawsuit, which went to trial. The Justice Department under Trump and Biden said that he was, which tied the original lawsuit up on appeal. Following the May jury finding in Carroll’s favor, the Justice Department has asked for more time, suggesting it was reconsidering its position.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Carroll, Trump, Jean Carroll’s, ”, Roberta Kaplan, “, Goodman, Biden Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, CNN Republican, The, Department, Trump, Justice Locations: Miami

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