Donald Trump Files Defamation Lawsuit Against E. Jean Carroll Over Bogus Rape Claim
Raving lunatic E. Jean Carroll
Turning the tables on his accuser, former President Donald Trump has hit back at E. Jean Carroll with a defamation lawsuit, saying she falsely accused him of rape. This countersuit comes after a civil jury found him “guilty of sexual abuse and defamation,” but not rape, in May.
Filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, Trump’s counterclaim cites Carroll’s post-verdict comments on CNN.
He seeks a retraction as well as compensatory and punitive damages yet to be specified, according to The Guardian.
According to the court filing, Trump “has been the subject of significant harm to his reputation, which, in turn, has yielded an inordinate amount of damages sustained as a result.”
Clinton-appointed Judge Lewis Kaplan,
