Washington, DC – US President Donald Trump has invoked presidential immunity in an attempt to overturn a court ruling ordering him to pay damages to author E. Jean Carroll, in the latest legal development in the defamation case stemming from her previous allegations of sexual assault against him.
Trump’s legal team filed a motion with the court arguing that the statements on which the defamation lawsuit was based were made in the course of his official duties as President of the United States and should therefore be protected by presidential immunity, justifying the annulment or reconsideration of the ruling against him.
A US jury had previously ordered Trump to pay substantial damages to the author, concluding that his statements denying her accusations and attacking her credibility had damaged her reputation. The US president continues to deny all the allegations against him, asserting they are baseless.
This case is one of the most prominent legal challenges facing Trump, as it intersects with issues of presidential immunity, defamation lawsuits, and accusations related to his personal conduct. The court’s decision on whether immunity applies to the disputed statements is eagerly awaited, a ruling that could have broader legal implications for similar cases in the future.
