DOJ/LAWSUIT: “The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in a new court filing that President Trump should be granted immunity against a defamation suit brought against him by author E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of raping her…
Carroll first sued the president for defamation in 2019 after he denied her claims that he raped her in the 1990s…
A federal district judge ruled against Trump’s efforts to drop the suit in October, a decision the president is appealing.
It remains to be seen if the Justice Department will continue fighting the case on Trump’s behalf once he leaves office Wednesday [Jan. 20, 2021].”
-Tal Axelrod, “Justice Dept. argues Trump should get immunity from rape accuser’s lawsuit,” thehill.com, Jan. 15, 2021