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Carroll v Trump, 10/23/2023 argument to US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 23 1045, 23 1146
Published 2 years, 4 months ago
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Appeals panel questions why 'presidential immunity' argument wasn't pursued years ago in Trump case Story by By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press 10-23-2023 NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals panel wants to know why lawyers for former President Donald Trump didn’t try years ago to use a claim of absolute presidential immunity to shield him from a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexual assault. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan listened Monday as a lawyer for Trump argued that a lower-court judge was wrong to reject the defense after it was raised three years after columnist E. Jean Carroll first sued Trump.... continued: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/appeals-panel-questions-why-presidential-immunity-argument-wasnt-pursued-years-ago-in-trump-case/ar-AA1iIQvd