President Trump can be deposed the week earlier than Christmas in his defamation case towards ABC Information.
Trump’s defamation case towards ABC Information is expounded to statements made by “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos
Trump sued ABC Information earlier this yr after Stephanopoulos claimed Trump was “discovered accountable for rape” by a Manhattan jury within the E. Jean Carroll case.
In 2019, E. Jean Carroll alleged Donald Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room within the 1990’s.
Trump has denied the allegations and known as E. Jean Carroll a “whack job” who’s “not my kind.”
President Trump doesn’t even know who this lady is.
The jury discovered Trump ‘sexually abused’ E. Jean Carroll however they didn’t discover he raped her.
Stephanopoulos defamed Trump throughout an interview with Nancy Mace earlier this yr:
President Trump is suing George Stephanopoulos for defaming him and saying he was discovered accountable for rape right here on this shameful interview with Nancy Mace. pic.twitter.com/ANon5X5qoI
— JKash MAGA Queen (@JKash000) March 19, 2024
NBC Information reported:
President-elect Donald Trump has been ordered to spend a part of the week earlier than Christmas being grilled by attorneys in his defamation case towards ABC Information.
Legal professionals representing the published community and “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos on Friday morning argued in a digital courtroom listening to that Trump should make himself obtainable for a deposition subsequent week, earlier than a Dec. 24 deadline for the defendants to file a movement for abstract judgment to keep away from a trial.
Trump has to date not made himself obtainable for a recorded deposition — to the obvious chagrin of the protection group.
“I can perceive your frustration,” U.S. Justice of the Peace Choose Lisette M. Reid stated to Nathan Siegel, the lawyer representing ABC Information. She famous that whereas the president-elect beforehand had a “pretty good argument” to be unavailable for a deposition throughout a busy election marketing campaign, “he’s now a very totally different posture, and he ought to be capable of make himself obtainable.”
Siegel supplied to make the deposition as handy as doable for the president-elect, telling the choose he would fly to Florida to interview Trump close to his Mar-a-Lago house and restrict the proceedings to 4 hours. He additionally prompt the potential for a Saturday sitdown, if simpler for Trump’s schedule.
“I’m going to do all the pieces in my energy to make the president obtainable,” replied Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito. “However there are limitations of my skill to take action. I’ve to issue the Secret Service into the equation.” He assured the courtroom that he would instantly work with Trump’s employees to determine his availability subsequent week.
