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Lawyers Challenge Trump’s Bid to Avoid Paying $83.3 Million Defamation Award

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New York lawyers representing E. Jean Carroll, the writer who was awarded an $83.3 million defamation judgment against former President Donald Trump, are urging a judge to reject Trump’s attempts to avoid posting security for the payment. In a submission to U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, Carroll’s lawyers argued that Trump’s promises to pay the judgment are not credible and compared them to “scribbles on a paper napkin.” They criticized Trump’s reasoning for seeking relief, which they believe boils down to “trust me.” The hefty judgment was the outcome of a trial presided over … Read more

E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyers Reject Trump’s Attempt to Avoid $83.3 Million Defamation Award

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New York City – Lawyers representing E. Jean Carroll called on Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to reject former President Donald Trump’s request to avoid posting security for an $83.3 million defamation award. The attorneys argued that Trump’s assurance to pay the judgment, which they believe will be overturned on appeal, holds no weight. In a submission to the judge, Carroll’s legal team stated that Trump’s reasoning for seeking relief amounted to nothing more than empty promises. Carroll, a writer, won the significant defamation award against Trump in a trial that concluded last month. Trump’s lawyers … Read more

Trump’s Attempt to Avoid $83.3 Million Defamation Award Compared to ‘Scribbles on a Paper Napkin’ by Carroll’s Lawyers

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New York City, NY – Lawyers representing E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused former President Donald Trump of rape, have urged a judge to dismiss Trump’s attempts to avoid posting security for the $83.3 million defamation award she was granted. According to Carroll’s lawyers, Trump’s promises to pay the judgment, which they anticipate will be overturned on appeal, are nothing more than empty promises. “The basis of Trump’s argument for this extraordinary relief boils down to a simple ‘trust me’,” stated Carroll’s lawyers in their submission to U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who … Read more

Lawyers Fight Back Against Trump’s Nonsensical Attempt to Avoid $83 Million Payment in Defamation Case

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New York City, NY – Lawyers representing E. Jean Carroll have urged a judge to reject former President Donald Trump’s attempt to avoid providing security for the $83.3 million defamation award granted to the writer. In a court filing submitted on Thursday in a federal court in Manhattan, the attorneys argued that Trump’s proposed payment arrangement was insufficient and lacked credibility. The jury’s verdict last month concluded that Trump had defamed Carroll in 2019 following her allegations of rape in a luxury department store in Manhattan in 1996, as detailed in her memoir. Carroll, an … Read more