, the civil suit alleges that Trump defamed Carroll when he claimed that she was lying for personal gain when she accused him of raping her in a department store changing room in the mid-1990s. The amended suit will now contain statements Trump made at the poorly-receivedCarroll filed a second defamation suit against Trump in 2022, which included an additional claim of sexual battery.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Versailles restaurant in the Little Havana neighborhood after being arraigned at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Federal Courthouse on June 13, 2023, in Miami, Florida. In a decision made Tuesday, a federal judge allowed writer E. Jean Carroll and her legal team to amend her original $10 million defamation lawsuit against Trump.
"We look forward to moving ahead expeditiously on E. Jean Carroll's remaining claims," attorney Roberta Kaplan said about her client's case.