Legal
Donald Trump Must Face E. Jean Carroll Defamation Suit as DOJ Reverses Course
- US reverses course, says Trump has no immunity from suit
- Biden administration previously sought to have case tossed out
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Donald Trump was dealt a blow in E. Jean Carroll’s remaining lawsuit against him after the US Justice Department reversed a crucial opinion that sought to protect the former president from the case, all but assuring the matter will go to trial in January.
The new opinion by the Biden administration, outlined in a letter filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, determined that Trump no longer qualifies for government-employee immunity and can be sued for remarks he made about Carroll while he was president in 2019.