{"id":2425023,"date":"2025-04-18T09:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T13:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-tries-to-step-in-for-trump-in-e-jean-carroll-appeal\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T09:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T13:52:40","slug":"doj-tries-to-step-in-for-trump-in-e-jean-carroll-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-tries-to-step-in-for-trump-in-e-jean-carroll-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ tries to step in for Trump in E. Jean Carroll appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fdoj-tries-to-step-in-for-trump-in-e-jean-carroll-appeal%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=2425023&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--><p>Teh Justice Department (DOJ) has filed a joint motion with Donald Trump&#8217;s lawyers regarding an appeal related to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-faces-criticism-for-defending-president-trump\/\" title=\"... faces criticism for defending ... ...\">defamation case brought<\/a> against him by E. Jean Carroll. In 2024, a jury found Trump liable for defamation due to comments he made in 2019 that denied Carroll&#8217;s allegations of sexual abuse. Now, Trump is appealing the decision in the U.S. District Court for the Second Circuit. The DOJ contends that Trump&#8217;s statements fall under the Westfall act, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-wants-a-section-230-reckoning\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Wants a Section 230 Reckoning\">grants immunity<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-quietly-issued-another-executive-order-this-one-concerning-the-military\/\" title=\"... ... Quietly Issued Another Executive Order \u2013 This One Concerning the Military\">government employees<\/a> for actions taken within the scope of their employment. They seek to have the DOJ represent Trump in the appeal, asserting he was acting in his official capacity as president when he made the contested remarks. This marks a shift,as the DOJ previously withdrew support for this claim under the Biden governance but is now renewing it as Trump appeals the jury&#8217;s decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOJ tries to step in for Trump in E. Jean Carroll appeal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2099191\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Justice Department\">Justice Department<\/a> filed a joint motion with lawyers for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Justice Department\">Donald Trump<\/a> in the appeal of a ruling in a defamation case levied by E. Jean Carroll against him for comments he made in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2821525\/trump-must-pay-83-million-to-carroll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"found liable\">found liable<\/a> for defamation by a jury in 2024 for comments he made denying Carroll&rsquo;s allegations of sexual abuse. He was in office during his first term as president when he made the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allegedly defamatory remarks<\/a>. The president, now in his second term, is appealing the decision in the U.S. District Court for the Second Circuit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3384057\/abrego-garcia-case-legal-word-games\/\">Abrego Garcia case hinges on legal word games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3384037\/doj-defends-white-house-ap-ban-appeals-court\/\">&#8216;Dignitary harm&#8217;: DOJ defends White House AP ban at appeals court<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3383590\/letitia-james-trouble-falsifying-mortgage-megyn-kelly\/\">Letitia James in &#8216;world of trouble&#8217; with new allegations: Megyn Kelly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a filing last week, lawyers for both the DOJ and Trump argued that the Justice Department believes the president&rsquo;s comment falls under the Westfall Act, which gives government employees immunity for conduct that falls under the scope of their job. The motion also called for the DOJ to substitute the president&rsquo;s lawyers in the case as the defendant-appellant.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Substitution is required because once the Attorney General certifies that a defendant is acting within the scope of his office or employment, the United States is the party defendant unless and until a court rules to the contrary,&rdquo; the filing <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca2.e508a4b2-feae-4592-a6dc-d30f9ed35bb6\/gov.uscourts.ca2.e508a4b2-feae-4592-a6dc-d30f9ed35bb6.107.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The filing also included a certification from Kirsten Wilkerson, Director of the Torts Branch, Civil Division in the Justice Department, that Trump acted within his scope of employment as president when he made the comments in question in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On the basis of the information now available with respect to the claims asserted therein, I find that Donald J. Trump was acting within the scope of his office or employment at the time of the incidents out of which the plaintiff&rsquo;s claims arose,&rdquo; Wilkerson <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca2.e508a4b2-feae-4592-a6dc-d30f9ed35bb6\/gov.uscourts.ca2.e508a4b2-feae-4592-a6dc-d30f9ed35bb6.107.2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a filing with the court.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3383161\/trump-vance-italy-india-one-two-punch-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP DEPLOYS VANCE TO ITALY AND INDIA IN LATEST &lsquo;ONE-TWO&rsquo; PUNCH ABROAD\">TRUMP DEPLOYS VANCE TO ITALY AND INDIA IN LATEST &lsquo;ONE-TWO&rsquo; PUNCH ABROAD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Westfall Act claims were initially supported by the DOJ when the case was proceeding through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-new-legal-team-for-impeachment-defense-after-previous-team-collapsed\/\" title=\"... Announces New Legal Team For Impeachment Defense After Previous Team Collapsed\">federal district court<\/a>. In July 2023, under then-President Joe Biden, the department dropped its support for the claim that Trump was acting under the scope of his job as president.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department, now again under Trump, is attempting to renew these claims as the president appeals last year&rsquo;s jury decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2099191\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2099191\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ supports Trump in E. 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