US EditionAppeals Court Denies Trump Bid to Make Federal Government Defendant in E. Jean Carroll Case
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, AUG 8 – The court upheld an $83.3 million jury verdict against Donald Trump, rejecting substitution due to statutory and fairness concerns in a high-profile defamation case.
- On Friday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied President Donald Trump's bid to substitute the United States government as the defendant in E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit.
- On April 11, 2025, Trump and the government jointly moved under the Westfall Act to substitute the U.S. as a party, after the DOJ declined to recertify his employment scope in July 2023.
- The court noted the motion was statutorily barred, both Trump and the government waived their rights, and the request came "simply too late."
- The ruling leaves Trump personally liable, keeping him responsible for the $83.3 million jury verdict and confirming he remains the defendant.
- This move marks another significant legal defeat for Trump, and the Washington Examiner reported the Department of Justice has not decided whether to appeal.
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Trump Gets Explanation Of 2nd Circ. Refusal To Sub In Feds
The Second Circuit said Friday that President Donald Trump's bid to substitute the federal government for him as a defendant in his defamation fight with writer E. Jean Carroll came too late, dealing him a blow after his $83.3 million jury trial loss.
Appeals Court Denies Trump's Bid in Carroll Case
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied President Donald Trump's bid to make the federal government the defendant in E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against him, the Washington Examiner reported.
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Appeals court denies Trump bid to make federal government defendant in E. Jean Carroll case
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to make the United States government the defendant in writer E. Jean Carroll’s successful defamation lawsuit against him, explaining the request came “simply too late.” In a 23-page opinion,…
President Trump Loses Bid to Have U.S. Substituted in His Place in Carroll v. Trump Libel Case
From Carroll v. Trump, handed down today by Judges Denny Chin, Sarah Merriam, and Maria Araújo Kahn: On April 11, 2025, after this appeal was fully briefed, defendant-appellant President Donald J. Trump and the government ("the Movants") jointly moved to substitute the United States as a party to this appeal pursuant to the Westfall Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2679(d). Attached to the motion was an April 11, 2025, certification by a delegate of the Attorne…
Circuit Court Rejects Trump's Bid To Transfer Carroll Defamation Case To U.S. Government
Appeals Court rules motion is untimely and that Trump and the government waived their right to a substitution, leaving Trump to face the $83.3 million verdict. In the ongoing legal battle between E. Jean Carroll and President Donald Trump, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied a joint motion to substitute […] Circuit Court Rejects Trump’s Bid To Transfer Carroll Defamation Case To U.S. Government
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