Appeals Court Denies Trump Request to Delay E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial

Published on December 28, 2023

An appeals court rejected on Thursday former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay a defamation trial that is set to begin on Jan. 16, 2024. “Appellant moves to stay the issuance of the mandate and to stay district court proceedings during the pendency of remaining appellate proceedings … it is hereby ordered that the motions are denied,” the short order reads. Writer E. Jean Carroll made public allegations in 2019 that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store in the mid-1990s, leading to his public denial while in office and three civil lawsuits. In 2019, Ms. Carroll brought a defamation case against President Trump that now will soon be heading to trial—only to determine damages, as President Trump was already found guilty in a related case....

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