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President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn an $83 million verdict against him after a federal appeals court upheld a civil jury's findings that he repeatedly defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexual assault. In the court filing , Trump's attorneys argued the Supreme Court's 2024 decision granting presidents sweeping immunity protects him from liability. "This is the first case in our Nation's history in which a court has imposed damages liability on a President for his conduct in office," his attorneys wrote. Separately, the Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to invoke the 1988 Westfall Act , arguing Trump's statements were made within the scope of his official duties as president.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn an $83 million verdict against him after a federal appeals court upheld a civil jury's findings that he repeatedly defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexual assault. In the court filing , Trump's attorneys argued the Supreme Court's 2024 decision granting presidents sweeping immunity protects him from liability. "This is the first case in our Nation's history in which a court has imposed damages liability on a President for his conduct in office," his attorneys wrote. Separately, the Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to invoke the 1988 Westfall Act , arguing Trump's statements were made within the scope of his official duties as president.
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