This should be awesome, a PPV event even. Can't wait to see tRump testify under oath , letssay that again for the folks in the cheap seats :
UNDER OATH
Judge Orders Trump To Testify Under Oath In Defamation Case
On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled against Donald J. Trump in a defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll. Her original claim was that the the golf club magnet raped her. But then Trump attacked her character, and the longtime columnist filed for “defamation of character.” The ex-president will not be able to squirm out of the deposition this time. Instead, Trump will have to sit and be questioned under the penalty of perjury.
The former
Elle magazine columnist claimed that Donald Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman luxury department store’s changing room. The ex-president claimed that Carroll’s accusation was false, because “she’s not my type,”
NBC News reported:
“I’LL SAY IT WITH GREAT RESPECT: NUMBER ONE, SHE’S NOT MY TYPE. NUMBER TWO, IT NEVER HAPPENED. IT NEVER HAPPENED, OK?”
Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s request to delay his deposition from October 19 to a later date and said a federal appeals court could decide the outcome of the lawsuit either way. However, that would not be a reason to pause “the depositions and document collection,”
CNN reported.
Thus far, the previous president’s attorneys have been using “legal tactics” quite familiar to their client. The lawyers planned on delaying the case and keeping Trump out of depositions.
Judge Kaplan did not fall for Trump’s tricks. Instead, he wrote, according to
The Associated Press (AP):
‘T WAS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE “ADVANCED AGE” OF CARROLL, 78, AND TRUMP, 76, AND PERHAPS OTHER WITNESSES.
‘THE DEFENDANT SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO RUN THE CLOCK OUT ON PLAINTIFF’S ATTEMPT TO GAIN A REMEDY FOR WHAT ALLEGEDLY WAS A SERIOUS WRONG.’
Attorney Alina Habba represents Trump in this case and released a statement that said:
‘WE LOOK FORWARD TO ESTABLISHING ON THE RECORD THAT THIS CASE IS, AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN, ENTIRELY WITHOUT MERIT.’
Roberta Kaplan represents Carroll and said her client was happy with the ruling. Now she is ready to file “the new claims next ” and “moving forward to trial with all dispatch.”
Trump has only one option at this point. He can file an emergency appeal with Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Clarence Thomas. The appeal would have to go through Thomas, because he is responsible for the former president’s geographic location (Florida). Other justices are responsible for other geographic locations.
On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled against Donald J. Trump in a defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll. Her original claim was that the the golf club magnet raped her. But then Trump attacked her character, and the longtime columnist filed for “defamation of character.” The ex-president...
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