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DOJ announced a reversal on fmr Pres. Donald Trump's immunity regarding writer E. Jean Carroll's $10M defamation suit allowing it to proceed.
Trump's attacks on Carroll were "not sufficiently motivated by a purpose to serve the government," DOJ says
The Justice Department on Tuesday said that Donald Trump can be held personally liable for remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape - a reversal of its position that Trump was protected because he was president when he made the remarks.
The DOJ determined that Trump no longer qualifies for government-employee immunity and can be sued for remarks he made about E. Jean Carroll while he was president
The Department of Justice found that Trump was not acting in the official role of president when he made statements about E. Jean Carroll, removing the final barrier for a January trial.