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The Justice Department has reversed its position that Donald Trump can't be held personally liable for remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape because he was president when he made the comments.

She's going to get tired of winning. Well ... probably not.

The Justice Department signaled that it won't defend Republican Representative Mo Brooks and their reasoning suggests they might not defend Trump either for their alleged part in the January 6th domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Justice Department's defense of Trump in the case has long been controversial, with DOJ shielding Trump through both the Federal Tort Claims Act, which shields federal employees from individual damages claims, plus the Westfall Act

In a new letter, the DOJ argues that E. Jean Carroll's amended defamation complaint renders their position moot on the need to represent Trump.

Shutting up is free. Defamation will cost ya.

On April 13, 2023, the en banc District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued its decision in response to a certified question from the Second Circuit. Rather than weighing in directly on...

The top court for Washington, D.C., declined to say Thursday whether former President Donald Trump was acting within the scope of his presidential employment when he denied rape claims by writer E. Jean Carroll.

The defamation case now goes back to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which could issue a new ruling or send the case to a lower court.

The Big Apple bites back.