Former President Donald Trump lost his bid to invoke an immunity defense to E. Jean Carroll's remaining defamation claim on Wednesday, clearing the way for a trial on damages to begin next month in New York. "This case presents a vexing question of first impression: whether presidential immunity is waivable. The judge in Carroll's remaining defamation case against Trump, Lewis Kaplan, has already determined he is liable so the trial will determine how much he should pay. Accordingly, we hold that presidential immunity is waivable." Donald Trump loses appeal in E. Jean Carroll case, clearing way for defamation trial originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News December 13, 2023 23:08 UTC