{"id":1922128,"date":"2023-05-01T12:13:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-ask-for-mistrial-in-e-jean-carroll-defamation-and-battery-case\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T12:16:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:16:29","slug":"trump-lawyers-ask-for-mistrial-in-e-jean-carroll-defamation-and-battery-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-ask-for-mistrial-in-e-jean-carroll-defamation-and-battery-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump lawyers ask for mistrial in E Jean Carroll defamation and battery case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-lawyers-ask-for-mistrial-in-e-jean-carroll-defamation-and-battery-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1922128&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<h2>Trump&#8217;s Lawyers Request Mistrial in Court Case Against E. Jean Carroll<\/h2>\n<p>\n        Former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is currently embroiled in a court case with author E. Jean Carroll, and his lawyers are now requesting a mistrial.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        In a letter filed to the court on Monday, Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-player-in-ex-clinton-lawyers-trial-plans-to-plead-the-fifth\/\" title=\"Key Player in Ex-Clinton Lawyer\u2019s Trial Plans to Plead the Fifth\">lawyers alleged<\/a> that the judge has made &#8220;pervasive unfair and prejudicial rulings&#8221; in the case.\n      <\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Lawyer Outlines Allegations Against the Court<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The court has &#8220;mischaracterized the evidence&#8221; in favor of Carroll<\/li>\n<li>The court has &#8220;bolstered the testimony&#8221; of Carroll<\/li>\n<li>The court allowed Carroll to testify about the number of lawyers Trump has while not &#8220;clarifying&#8221; that she has a similar number of lawyers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n        Trump attorney Joe Tacopina also claimed that testimony regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-ask-for-mistrial-in-e-jean-carroll-defamation-and-battery-case\/\" title=\"Trump lawyers ask for mistrial in E Jean Carroll defamation and battery case\">security camera positions<\/a> in the Bergdorf Goodman department store was &#8220;mischaracterized&#8221; by the court.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        As an alternative to a mistrial, Tacopina suggested that the judge should &#8220;correct the record for each and every instance in which the court has mischaracterized the facts of this case to the jury&#8221; or allow Trump&#8217;s lawyers to &#8220;have greater longitude to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-sends-out-jury-admonishes-witness-in-george-floyd-case\/\" title=\"Judge Sends Out Jury, Admonishes Witness In George Floyd Case\">cross-examine<\/a>&#8221; Carroll and her witnesses.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        In the courtroom on Thursday, Trump&#8217;s lawyers questioned Carroll on her inability to recall the exact date on which she claims Trump sexually assaulted her. Carroll is slated to be on the witness stand on Monday and is expected to face cross-examination from Trump&#8217;s lawyers.\n      <\/p>\n<h3>Background on the Case<\/h3>\n<p>\n        Carroll is suing the former president for battery and defamation related to an encounter in which she claims Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman sometime between 1995 and 1996. Trump has denied the claims by Carroll.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        Stay up-to-date on this developing story by <b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clicking here to read more from the Washington Examiner<\/a><\/b>.\n      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRUMP&#8217;S LAWYERS ARE FIGHTING FOR A FAIR TRIAL<\/p>\n<p>The legal battle between former President Donald Trump and author E. Jean Carroll just got even more intense. Trump&#8217;s lawyers are now requesting a mistrial, claiming that the judge has been making &#8220;unfair and prejudicial rulings&#8221; throughout the case. In a letter filed to the court on Monday, they argued that their client deserves a fair trial and that the judge&#8217;s actions have been anything but fair. As the trial continues, the defense is pressing Carroll on why they are fighting so hard for a fair trial. 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