Trump Seeks Defamation Trial Delay, Considers Supreme Court Review of Immunity Defense

Published on December 22, 2023

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday for a 90-day delay of trial proceedings in a defamation lawsuit against him by columnist E. Jean Carroll. The legal move, aimed at safeguarding his presidential immunity defense, comes after the same Manhattan court rejected this defense on Dec. 14, sending the case back to the lower court to go ahead with a trial set for next month. In Thursday’s filing, President Trump’s legal team argued that the requested stay of the trial is essential to allow the former president sufficient time to consider his options for further appeal, including the possibility of taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court....

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