Trump's Memorial Day post prompted Jean Carroll's lawyer to state that "all options are on the table."

Trump's Memorial Day post prompted Jean Carroll's lawyer to state that "all options are on the table."
Trump's Memorial Day post prompted Jean Carroll's lawyer to state that "all options are on the table."
  • On Memorial Day, Donald Trump once again rejected the rape and defamation accusations made against him by E. Jean Carroll, drawing the attention of her lawyer through a post on Truth Social.
  • Since the last jury verdict in January, Roberta Kaplan has stated that all options were on the table and that remains true today.
  • Trump's March CNBC interview comments may lead to a third defamation lawsuit, as suggested by Kaplan.

On Monday, Donald Trump once again rejected the rape and defamation accusations made against him by E. Jean Carroll, drawing the focus of her legal representative.

The former president began his post on Truth Social by wishing a happy Memorial Day to all, but soon deviated into a rant against Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan and Carroll's claims. He argued that two separate trials had awarded a woman, whom he had only met briefly at a celebrity event 25 years ago, an astounding $91 million for defamation.

Last year, Kaplan presided over the case where a jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. In January, Kaplan ruled in the civil defamation case that as president, Trump defamed Carroll after she accused him in 2019 of rape. Carroll was awarded $83.3 million in damages, which Trump is currently appealing.

Trump's lawyer Roberta Kaplan promptly replied to Carroll's post, stating that all options were still on the table following the January jury verdict.

The Biden campaign responded to Trump's Memorial Day message by criticizing him for not mentioning fallen American service members and instead attacking those who don't support him.

Trump's comments in a CNBC interview could lead to another defamation lawsuit, as suggested by Kaplan earlier.

E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against Donald Trump is still ongoing, as the statute of limitations for defamation varies between one and three years in most jurisdictions, according to Kaplan's statement after the interview aired.

Trump's campaign did not promptly react to a query regarding Kaplan's reaction.

by Micah Washington

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