A Federal Appeals Court, in an 8-2 Vote Friday, Declined Trump’s (R) bid to Rehear His Appeal of a Jury Verdict finding Him liable for Sexually Abusing Advice Columnist E. Jean Carroll, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump’s only remaining pathway. A Three-Judge Panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Unanimously Upheld the Verdict late last year. On Friday, the Full 2nd Circuit Bench Declined to Disturb that Decision, over the Dissent of Two Judges.
“Simply re-litigating a case is not an appropriate use of the en banc procedure,” U.S. Circuit Judge Myrna Pérez wrote, joined by Three of Her Colleagues, All of whom were Appointed by Biden (D). “In those rare instances in which a case warrants our collective consideration, it is almost always because it involves a question of exceptional importance or a conflict between the panel’s opinion and appellate precedent,” Pérez added.
In 2023, the New York Jury found Trump Liable for Sexually Abusing Carroll in a Manhattan Department Store Dressing Room in the Mid-1990s and Defaming Her by Denying Her Story when She came forward during Trump’s First Presidency. The Jury Ordered Trump to pay $5 million.
Trump, who maintains He never Assaulted Carroll, argued His Trial was Tainted, because the Jury heard Improper Evidence, such as the Infamous “Access Hollywood” Tape and Testimony from other Women who accused Trump of Sexual Assault. Trump also contends He should’ve been able to tell Jurors, that a Nonprofit Funded by LinkedIn, Co-Founder and Democratic Mega-Donor Reid Hoffman helped Carroll Pay Her Legal Fees.
Trump’s :awyers believed it Bolstered their Cclaims, that the Columnist went after Trump for Political Reasons, but the Trial Judge Ruled it inadmissible. Two Trump-appointed 2nd Circuit judges, Steven Menashi and Michael Park, in Dissent said Friday, that the Trial included a “series of indefensible evidentiary rulings. The result was a jury verdict based on impermissible character evidence and few reliable facts. No one can have any confidence that the jury would have returned the same verdict if the normal rules of evidence had been applied,” Menashi wrote.
Of the 10 Judges who Voted, only Menashi and Park Dissented. The 2nd Circuit has 13 Judges in Active Service eligible to Sit for the Ccase, but Three of them Recused without Explanation. “The American People are supporting President Trump in historic numbers, and they demand an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and a swift dismissal of all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded Carroll Hoax, which will continue to be appealed,” a Spokesperson for Trump’s Legal Team said in a Statement.
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