{"id":72275,"date":"2024-07-29T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/765a9c4d451e4dcbf5576d76c594736c"},"modified":"2024-07-29T09:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:00:10","slug":"trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s legal wins seem to simplify upcoming general election campaign schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay show-gate\" readability=\"24.90543071161\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.62265917603\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Former <span class=\"waslinkname\">President Trump<\/span> has had a number of legal victories in recent weeks, putting a pause on a majority of cases that could have complicated his campaigning during the general election season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Earlier this month, the <span class=\"waslinkname\">Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. United States<\/span> that a former president has substantial&nbsp;immunity from prosecution&nbsp;for official acts in office but not for unofficial acts. The high court said Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for &#8220;official acts&#8221; but left it to the lower court to determine exactly where the line between official and unofficial is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The President therefore may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts,&#8221; the majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts states. &#8220;That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office, regardless of politics, policy, or party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The question of presidential immunity stemmed from special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s Jan. 6 case against Trump. Trump pleaded not guilty to those charges. That trial was put on hold in a lower court pending the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, which wiped out any charges related to official presidential acts.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>TRUMP IMMUNITY CASE: SUPREME COURT RULES EX-PRESIDENTS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL PROTECTION FROM PROSECUTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"trump\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>Former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, reacts during the CNN Presidential Debate at CNN Studios June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.<\/span> <span>(Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Supreme Court\u2019s ruling then prompted Trump&#8217;s lawyers to request that the former president\u2019s sentencing be delayed in New York v. Trump. He was found guilty on all counts of falsifying business records in the first degree after an unprecedented criminal trial stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s investigation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>TRUMP TOUTS SUPREME COURT&#8217;S PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY RULING AS &#8216;BIG WIN FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND FOR DEMOCRACY&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The sentencing was originally scheduled for July 11, before the Republican National Convention, where Trump would eventually be formally nominated as the GOP presidential nominee. Judge Juan Merchan agreed to delay and said a hearing on the matter would take place Sept. 18.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/343\/192\/Trump-Supreme-Court-Photo-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/686\/384\/Trump-Supreme-Court-Photo-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/672\/378\/Trump-Supreme-Court-Photo-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1344\/756\/Trump-Supreme-Court-Photo-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/931\/523\/Trump-Supreme-Court-Photo-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1862\/1046\/Trump-Supreme-Court-Photo-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/720\/405\/Trump-Supreme-Court-Photo-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1440\/810\/Trump-Supreme-Court-Photo-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule-1.jpg\" alt=\"Inset photo of former President Trump over the Supreme Court building.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span>The Supreme Court ruled a president has immunity from official acts.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But days later, Trump&#8217;s lawyers asked Merchan to overturn the former president\u2019s guilty verdict in New York v. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump attorneys cited the Supreme Court ruling, saying the court should &#8220;dismiss the indictment and vacate the jury\u2019s verdict based on violations of the Presidential immunity doctrine and the Supremacy Clause.&#8221;&nbsp;In the formal motion, Trump lawyer Todd Blanche pointed to the Supreme Court\u2019s immunity decision and argued certain evidence of &#8220;official acts&#8221; should not have been admitted during the trial.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>TRUMP REQUESTS NY JUDGE OVERTURN GUILTY VERDICT, INDICTMENT AFTER SCOTUS IMMUNITY RULING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Blanche argued that testimony from former White House officials and employees was inappropriately admitted during trial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/343\/192\/new-york-city-district-attorney-alvin-bragg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/686\/384\/new-york-city-district-attorney-alvin-bragg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/672\/378\/new-york-city-district-attorney-alvin-bragg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1344\/756\/new-york-city-district-attorney-alvin-bragg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/931\/523\/new-york-city-district-attorney-alvin-bragg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1862\/1046\/new-york-city-district-attorney-alvin-bragg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/720\/405\/new-york-city-district-attorney-alvin-bragg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1440\/810\/new-york-city-district-attorney-alvin-bragg.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule-2.jpg\" alt=\"Manhattan district attorney alvin bragg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg<\/span> <span>(Lev Radin\/Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Blanche argued Bragg &#8220;violated the Presidential immunity doctrine by using similar official-acts evidence in the grand jury proceedings that gave rise to the politically motivated charges in this case.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A ruling on the motion is pending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>JUDGE DISMISSES TRUMP&#8217;S FLORIDA CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Days later, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s classified records case against Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump had faced charges related to alleged improper retention of classified records at Mar-a-Lago. He pleaded not guilty to all 37 felony counts from Smith\u2019s probe, including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and false statements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But Cannon dismissed the case altogether, ruling Smith was unlawfully appointed and funded, citing the Appointments Clause in the Constitution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/343\/192\/trump-smithsplit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/686\/384\/trump-smithsplit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/672\/378\/trump-smithsplit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1344\/756\/trump-smithsplit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/931\/523\/trump-smithsplit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1862\/1046\/trump-smithsplit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/720\/405\/trump-smithsplit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1440\/810\/trump-smithsplit.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule-3.jpg\" alt=\"trump and jack smith\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span>Donald Trump and Jack Smith&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Appointments Clause states, &#8220;Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States be appointed by the President subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, although Congress may vest the appointment of inferior officers in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.&#8221; Smith, however, was never confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is appealing the ruling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>TRUMP APPEALS $454M NY CIVIL FRAUD JUDGMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis had charged Trump related to alleged 2020 election interference. Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/343\/192\/Cannon2021_004.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/686\/384\/Cannon2021_004.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/672\/378\/Cannon2021_004.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1344\/756\/Cannon2021_004.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/931\/523\/Cannon2021_004.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1862\/1046\/Cannon2021_004.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/720\/405\/Cannon2021_004.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1440\/810\/Cannon2021_004.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule-4.jpg\" alt=\"Judge Aileen Cannon\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span>Federal Judge Aileen Cannon&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(U.S. Courts&nbsp;)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The judge in that case dismissed six of the charges against Trump, saying Willis failed to allege sufficient detail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The case also was thrown into limbo when it was revealed Willis reportedly had an &#8220;improper affair&#8221; with Nathan Wade, a prosecutor she hired to help bring the case against Trump. Wade was later removed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Georgia Court of Appeals paused the proceedings until it hears the case to disqualify Willis in October, yet another major setback for Willis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/343\/192\/F4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/686\/384\/F4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/672\/378\/F4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1344\/756\/F4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/931\/523\/F4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1862\/1046\/F4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/720\/405\/F4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1440\/810\/F4.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule-5.jpg\" alt=\"Fani WIllis\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks to the media after winning the Democratic primary May 21, 2024, in Buckhead, Ga.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Brynn Anderson)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week, the Georgia Court of Appeals said it would hear Trump\u2019s argument to have Willis disqualified on Dec. 5, a month after the 2024 presidential election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Supreme Court ruling could be applied by Trump attorneys in several civil cases he has been fighting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the civil defamation case brought against him by columnist E. Jean Carroll, Trump was ordered to pay more than $83 million in damages after he denied allegations he raped her in the 1990s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/343\/192\/e-jean-carroll-exits-courthouse.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/686\/384\/e-jean-carroll-exits-courthouse.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/672\/378\/e-jean-carroll-exits-courthouse.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1344\/756\/e-jean-carroll-exits-courthouse.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/931\/523\/e-jean-carroll-exits-courthouse.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1862\/1046\/e-jean-carroll-exits-courthouse.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/720\/405\/e-jean-carroll-exits-courthouse.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1440\/810\/e-jean-carroll-exits-courthouse.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule-6.jpg\" alt=\"E. Jean Carroll exits court building with attorneys after winning $83 million judgement against Donald Trump\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"9.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><span>E. Jean Carroll, center, and attorney Roberta Kaplan, right, leaving Manhattan Federal Court Jan. 26, 2024, in New York City.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(GWR\/Star Max\/GC Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carroll alleged Trump raped her at the Bergdorf Goodman department store across from Trump Tower in Manhattan in 1996.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The jury found Carroll was injured as a result of statements Trump made while in the White House in June 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s denial came while he was president during a press gaggle at the White House. Trump attorneys could say the denial came as part of an official presidential act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His denial resulted in Carroll slapping Trump with a defamation suit, claiming his response caused harm to her reputation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/343\/192\/Donald-Trump-NYC-Civil-Case_23.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/686\/384\/Donald-Trump-NYC-Civil-Case_23.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/672\/378\/Donald-Trump-NYC-Civil-Case_23.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1344\/756\/Donald-Trump-NYC-Civil-Case_23.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/931\/523\/Donald-Trump-NYC-Civil-Case_23.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1862\/1046\/Donald-Trump-NYC-Civil-Case_23.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/720\/405\/Donald-Trump-NYC-Civil-Case_23.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1440\/810\/Donald-Trump-NYC-Civil-Case_23.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trumps-legal-wins-seem-to-simplify-upcoming-general-election-campaign-schedule-7.jpg\" alt=\"Attorney General Letitia James arrives for the start of the civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span>Attorney General Letitia James arrives for the start of the civil fraud trial of former President Trump at New York State Supreme Court Oct. 2, 2023, in New York City.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump is also appealing the civil fraud ruling that demanded he pay more than $450 million after a lawsuit brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s legal team this week filed paperwork with a mid-level appeals court, calling the ruling &#8220;unconstitutional.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. 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