Judges reluctant to say Trump was acting as president when he allegedly defamed E. Jean Carroll
Judges expressed reluctance Tuesday to find that then-President Trump acted within the scope of his employment in 2019 when he denied a rape claim by E. Jean Carroll. Judges from the D.C. Court of Appeals expressed reluctance Tuesday to find that then-President Donald Trump acted within the scope of his employment in 2019 when he, in the course of denying a rape claim by E. Jean Carroll, allegedly defamed her by calling her a liar and saying she was "not my type." The outcome will determine whether Carroll's defamation case in Manhattan federal court can proceed. Trump has sought to have the U.S. government substitute for him as the defendant, a position that the Justice Department under President Joe Biden has continued to support. However for that to occur, the D.C. Court of Appeals must decide that Trump was acting within the bounds of his employment as president when he allegedly defamed Carroll. MORE: E. Jean Carroll files new lawsuit against Donald Trump alleg...