Trump countersues E Jean Carroll for defamation after being held liable for defaming her.

Former President Donald Trump Files Counterlawsuit Against E. Jean Carroll

Former President Donald Trump has taken legal action against author E. Jean Carroll, filing a counterlawsuit on defamation charges. Carroll had accused Trump of raping her, and now Trump’s lawyers are fighting back.

Denying Defamation Claims

Carroll’s claims that Trump raped her in a New York department store in the 1990s have been vehemently denied by the former president. In a civil trial held in May, a jury found Trump not liable for the rape claims but did hold him liable for sexual abuse and defamation, resulting in a $5 million damages award for Carroll.

Trump’s lawyers argue that Carroll’s accusations have defamed the former president, especially considering the jury’s verdict in the previous trial. They point to evidence such as Carroll’s tweets from 2020 to 2022 and her comments on CNN, where she reiterated her claim that Trump raped her.

“Due to [Carroll]’s repeated falsehoods and defamatory statements made against [Trump], [Trump] has been the subject of significant harm to his reputation, which, in turn, has yielded an inordinate amount of damages sustained as a result,” the filing stated.

Seeking Compensation and Retraction

Trump is seeking both compensatory and punitive damages from Carroll. Additionally, he is requesting that Carroll retract her statements about him as part of the relief sought in the counterclaim.

The original lawsuit was filed by Carroll in 2019, and her lawyers have recently sought to amend the complaint to include comments made by Trump regarding the verdict of the previous lawsuit. However, the lawsuit has been put on hold as Judge Lewis A. Kaplan denied a motion to merge this case with the one that was decided last month.

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