The writer, E. Jean Carroll, sued Trump in November alleging he defamed her by calling her a liar when he denied her claim that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room. MORE: E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial against Trump indefinitely delayedThe trial is scheduled to begin April 25 in Manhattan federal court but Trump's attorney, Joe Tacopina, asked the judge for a "cooling off" period in an overnight filing. PHOTO: FILE - E. Jean Carroll, center, waits to enter a courtroom in New York for her defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, March 4, 2020. Carroll opposed Trump's attempt to delay her upcoming defamation and battery case, calling it "obviously meritless." Donald Trump seeks 4-week delay in E. Jean Carroll defamation, battery trial originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

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