Former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll asked the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals Thursday evening to find that former President Donald Trump "acted outside the scope of his federal employment" when he allegedly defamed her in 2019. This Court should reject that position and hold that Trump acted outside the scope of his federal employment when he repeatedly defamed Carroll in June 2019," Carroll's latest filing said. PHOTO: E. Jean Carroll is seen outside State Supreme Court, March 4, 2020, in New York. Story continuesPHOTO: A photo of E. Jean Carroll with Donald Trump taken from court documents released by the U.S. District Court. E. Jean Carroll says Trump acted outside scope of presidency in allegedly defaming her originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News December 02, 2022 21:43 UTC