Who is Bill Clinton-Appointed Judge Lewis Kaplan, the Judge in the E. Jean Carroll Case?
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, a Bill Clinton appointee who presided over a defamation case involving Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll, has been under scrutiny for his rulings in this high-profile case.
On Friday, a jury ordered Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll over defamatory remarks he made about her while he was president in response to her rape accusation. It should be noted that the President of the United States has a degree of immunity while in office.
The damages awarded included $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $65 million in punitive damages.
This decision follows Judge Kaplan’s ruling that Trump defamed Carroll by denying her rape accusation and suggesting her book,
