Justice Department backtracks on Trump’s defense in Carroll case
The Justice Department has dropped plans to defend Donald Trump in a lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll and said in a court filing Tuesday that it no longer believes he was acting within the scope of his presidential duties in 2019 when he allegedly defamed the writer. while denying her accusation of rape.The "Department has determined that there is no longer a sufficient basis to conclude that the former president was motivated by 'more than insignificant' desire to serve the United States government" when he disparaged Carroll in remarks to reporters four years ago.Trump's comments came shortly after Carroll…
