Donald Trump potentially faces another defamation lawsuit from columnist E. Jean Carroll after he attacked her again in a social media post on Memorial Day.
On Monday, Trump denied raping and defaming Carroll in a post on Truth Social. Though he did not mention her name, it was clear he was talking about Carroll.
“Happy Memorial Day to All” Trump began, then unleashed a rant against Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan who presided over “TWO separate trials that awarded a woman, who I never met before (a quick handshake at a celebrity event, 25 years ago, doesn’t count!), 91 MILLION DOLLARS for ‘DEFAMATION. She didn’t know when the so-called event took place—sometime in the 1990’s—never filed a police report, didn’t have to produce the ‘dress’ that she threatened me with (it showed negative!), & sung my praises in the first half of her CNN Interview with Alison Cooper, but changed her tune in the second half—Gee, I wonder why (UNDER APPEAL!)? The Rape charge was dropped by a jury!”
Kaplan presided over the May 2023 case where Carroll was awarded $5 million by a New York City jury after Trump was found liable for defamation and sexual abuse against her.
Kaplan presided over a second trial in January where separate jury found Trump liable for defamation over remarks he made as president criticizing Carroll and denying her claims that he sexually assaulted her in the dressing room a department store in the 1990s. Carroll was awarded an additional $83.3 million in damages. Trump is appealing both rulings.
After Monday’s post, Carroll’s attorney Roberta Kaplan, suggests that they are considering more legal action against Trump amid his continued attacks against Carroll.
“We have said several times since the last jury verdict in January that all options were on the table. And that remains true today — all options are on the table,” Kaplan told the New York Times.
