Federal court won't rehear Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll's $83 million defamation verdict against him

A federal appeals court Wednesday shot down President Donald Trump's request to rehear his appeal of the $83 million defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll In a split vote, a majority of the 12-member 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Trump’s motion for a hearing by the full bench of judges, or an “en banc” hearing. The decision opens the way for Trump to ask the Supreme Court to hear his argument of presidential immunity. A federal jury decided in 2024 that Trump defamed Carroll when he disputed her accusation that he sexually abused her in a...