Donald Trump’s challenger Nikki Haley is trying to use the E. Jean Carroll case as a weapon against the former president, saying the country is now talking about “$83 million in damages” rather than issues like inflation. It is claimed that there is.
“Donald Trump wants to be the presumptive Republican nominee and we’re talking about $83 million in damages,” Haley wrote to X.
“We’re not talking about fixing borders. We’re not talking about addressing inflation. America can do better than Donald Trump or Joe Biden,” she said. added.
Donald Trump, hoping to become the presumptive Republican nominee, is talking about $83 million in damages. We’re not talking about fixing borders. We’re not talking about dealing with inflation. America can do better than Donald Trump or Joe Biden.
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) January 26, 2024
Haley’s comments come after Trump accused Haley of defaming her in 2019, accusing Carroll (a writer who accused her of sexual assault in the early 1990s without solid evidence to support her claims) of $83.3 million. This followed a New York jury verdict that ordered him to pay $2. She denied her claims against him.
Jan Carroll faces a defamation trial against former President Donald Trump in New York federal court in New York City on January 16, 2024. The case will determine the amount of damages the former president must pay to Carroll as a result of public comments he made during his presidency and after the jury’s verdict in May. Carroll won $5 million in damages in a previous lawsuit in May (Stephanie Keith/Getty).
The former South Carolina governor has criticized Carroll for everything from a lack of witnesses to not even remembering when the alleged incident occurred to her conveniently not coming forward until she needed to promote her book. He did not mention his serious concerns about the whole story. What do we need men for? Breitbart News detailed 15 facts about Carroll’s case that the media didn’t want you to know. These facts can be found here.
Another little-known fact that Haley overlooked when using this incident to attack Trump: Carroll’s financial supporter, Reid Hoffman, an avowed anti-Trump visitor to Epstein Island, also supported Haley’s campaign financially.only him paused The donation comes after her death in New Hampshire last week.
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That aside, despite Haley’s suggestion that everyone is too preoccupied with his legal battles to discuss what’s important to Americans, Trump has been vocal about policy through rallies and on the campaign trail. continues to speak. Moreover, Haley argues that many conservatives, as well as some independents and Democrats, are using these various “legal” cases, including the Carroll case, which often has ties to Democratic activists, as another weapon of the radical left. They don’t realize that they are considering it as such. In other words, many see the constant indictments and legal battles as another clear sign that the swamp is doing its best to stop Trump.
Trump’s lawyers plan to appeal the jury’s $83.3 million decision, citing an “insane” conflict of interest, according to reports.
As Breitbart News report:
Over the weekend, Donald Trump’s legal team, along with attorney Alina Haba, announced that they would appeal the verdict. claim They were unaware that Judge Lewis Kaplan had previously coached E. Jean Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, in the 1990s. Although their last names are similar, the two have nothing to do with each other.
“It was never revealed. It’s crazy and it’s so incestuous,” said Ms. Haba, who claimed that her past relationship was never revealed.
In April 2023, Breitbart News also highlighted more connections.
In fact, one of Carroll’s lawyers is Roberta Kaplan, a Democratic activist who led the group Time’s Up. She left the activist organization after it was revealed that she was supporting former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an effort to discredit his Democratic accusers. This was a great irony as Time’s Up seeks to protect women from what it claims is discrimination and harassment. This fact has fueled speculation that Mr. Kaplan only becomes involved in cases he deems politically expedient.
Additionally, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan is overseeing the process and has ties to Carroll’s other attorney, Sean Crowley. She was actually Judge Kaplan’s law clerk, and he officiated at her wedding.
Nevertheless, during an appearance on NBC meet the pressHaley proudly declared that she “absolutely” trusted the jury’s decision in the case.
