Appeals court denies Trump bid to make federal government defendant in E. Jean Carroll case

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to make the United States government the defendant in writer E. Jean Carroll’s successful defamation lawsuit against him, explaining the request came “simply too late.” In a 23-page opinion, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals explained why it had swiftly denied Trump’s June motion to substitute the United […]