A federal judge on Friday denied Donald Trump's request to countersue magazine writer E. Jean Carroll for violating New York's law against frivolous defamation lawsuits, criticizing the former President's legal argument as "futile" and a delay tactic.
A federal judge on Friday denied former President Trump's effort to countersue E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused him of raping her in the '90s and filed a defamation lawsuit after he unleashed personal attacks on her while in office.
By Kara Scannell A federal judge on Friday denied Donald Trump’s request to countersue magazine writer E. Jean Carroll for violating New York’s law against frivolous defamation lawsuits, criticizing the former President’s legal argument as “futile” and a delay tactic.