Leeds' allegations weren't part of Carroll's accusations, but the trial judge allowed her testimony because they demonstrated what Carroll's lawyers argued was a pattern of behavior by Trump.
"It's very hard to overturn a jury verdict for evidentiary grounds," he said.
Sauer argued that Trump's case was "a textbook example" of a case wrongly propped up by propensity evidence rather than Trump's actual conduct.
LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty ImagesShe also jabbed at Habba's earlier claims that she might have some kind of conflict of interest with the trial judge, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan.
Presidential immunity played a role in earlier court fights in the Carroll case.
Persons:
—, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, John Sauer, Jessica Leeds, Trump, Sauer, Denny Chin, Roberta Kaplan, Leeds, defaming Carroll, Alina Habba, Kaplan, Carroll, Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, Boris Epshteyn, Joshua Katz, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU, Getty Images Carroll, Bergdorf Goodman, Blanche, Bove —, Harvey Weinstein's, Susan Carney mused, Marci Hamilton, LEONARDO MUNOZ, Lewis Kaplan, Kamala Harris, Bove, Juan Merchan, she'd
Organizations:
Service, Republican, Business, Leeds, Circuit, Trump, Getty Images, US, University of Pennsylvania, Getty, Democratic
Locations:
Manhattan, Leeds, AFP, New York, Washington, DC, New, United States