Trump loses bid to delay deposition in author’s defamation lawsuit By Reuters

By Luc Cohen

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal choose on Wednesday rejected a petition by former U.S. President Donald Trump to postpone his deposition in a defamation lawsuit introduced by the author E. Jean Carroll after he denied having raped her.

U.S. District Decide Lewis Kaplan stated that, opposite to his claims in authorized filings, subjecting Trump to a deposition within the case wouldn’t impose an “undue burden” on him.

Carroll sued Trump in November 2019, 5 months after he denied raping her within the mid-Nineties. In denying the allegations, Trump stated on the time that Carroll was “not my sort.”

Trump’s attorneys have additionally argued that he was shielded from Carroll’s lawsuit by a federal regulation immunizing authorities workers from defamation claims.

The case has been on maintain as a Washington, D.C.-based federal appeals court docket decides whether or not Trump was performing in his official capability as president when he referred to as Carroll a liar.

“We’re happy that Decide Kaplan agreed with our place to not keep discovery on this case.” Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, stated in an announcement.

Trump accused Carroll of creating up the unique accusation and stated the courts ought to have thrown out the lawsuit.

“Within the meantime, and for the report, E. Jean Carroll isn’t telling the reality, is a lady who I had nothing to do with, didn’t know, and would have no real interest in understanding her if I ever had the possibility,” Trump stated in an announcement.

Trump lawyer Alina Habba stated in an announcement: “We look ahead to establishing on the report that this case is, and at all times has been, fully with out advantage.”

Carroll, a former Elle journal columnist, has stated she additionally plans to sue Trump on Nov. 24 for battery and inflicting emotional misery.

On that date, a just lately enacted New York state regulation offers victims of sexual misconduct a one-year window to sue over alleged sexual misconduct even when the statute of limitations has expired.