Lawyers: DOJ defense in Trump defamation suit is 'dangerous'

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The U.S. Justice Department's arguments to defend then-President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit were “wrong and dangerous,' according to lawyers for a woman who says he damaged her career when he denied her rape accusation.

FILE - In this March 4, 2020 file photo, E. Jean Carroll talks to reporters outside a courthouse in New York. Lawyers for Carroll, who is suing former President Donald Trump, say the U.S. Justice Department made a “wrong and dangerous” argument in seeking to defend him. E. Jean Carroll's lawyers wrote that in court papers filed late Friday, April 16, 2021

The U.S. Justice Department made a “wrong and dangerous” argument in seeking to defend former President Donald Trump against a former advice columnist’s claim that he defamed her when he denied her allegation of rape, her lawyers have told a court. “That rule is both wrong and dangerous,” Carroll’s lawyers, led by Roberta Kaplan, wrote in asking a federal appeals court to reject the Justice Department’s argument. “It reflects a disturbing belief that federal officials should have free rein to destroy the reputations and livelihoods of any perceived critic — no matter how unrelated to the business of governance.”

 

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He is no longer POTUS. He needs to pay for his own defense...

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That one led me down a rabbit hole to figure out which inspector general let that one fly. Sure enough, Trump appointees. JusticeOIG needs to put the ol kobosh on “US citizens pay out damages stemming from crimes prior to office” thing.

The DOJ silence speaks volume. The dept cannot be in the business of pleasing anyone it must be concise, clear as Caeser's wife.

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