President-elect Trump's transition team on Monday rejected a federal appeals panel's decision to uphold a jury verdict that found Trump responsible for the sexual abuse of journalist E. Jean Carroll and ordered her to pay him $5 million. vehemently criticized.
President Trump's press secretary, Stephen Chan, who is set to become White House communications director, said in a statement that the president still plans to appeal the ruling.
“The American people must re-elect President Trump with overwhelming authority, immediately end the political weaponization of our judicial system, and immediately dismantle all Democrat-funded witch hunts, including the Carol Hoax. The appeal will continue,” Chong said in a statement.
He added: “We look forward to uniting our country under the new administration as President Trump makes America great again.”
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that President Trump has not established sufficient claims to affect his rights or warrant a new trial. It was concluded that no.
“After considering the abuse of discretion, we conclude that Mr. Trump has not demonstrated that the district court erred in any of its challenged decisions,” the committee wrote in an unsigned opinion. ” he said.
A New York jury last year ruled that Trump sexually abused Carroll in a Manhattan department store fitting room in the mid-1990s, denying her story that she came forward during Trump's first term as president. He was found guilty of criminal damage.
Mr. Trump requested a new trial over allegations that the jury heard improper testimony and that Mr. Trump was unfairly prevented from asking Mr. Carroll certain questions during cross-examination.
The committee rejected all of these arguments, citing testimony from two other women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct and Trump allegedly bragging about sexually assaulting women without their permission. It ruled that the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape was legitimately admitted into evidence.
