US court rejects reviewing Trump's appeal against defamation conviction
A US appeals court rejected on Wednesday a new review of current US President Donald Trump's appeal against the sentence he received in 2023 for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. According to the US press, the majority of judges from the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, located in New York, dismissed Trump's request for the magistrates to review his appeal again.
TL;DR
- A US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump's request for a rehearing of his appeal against a 2023 defamation sentence.
- The sentence is related to his defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll.
- The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York dismissed Trump's petition for the judges to reconsider his case.
- This court had previously confirmed the $83.3 million defamation award Trump must pay to Carroll.
- Trump's legal team stated they will appeal this decision, describing it as a "liberal legal war."
- E. Jean Carroll's legal team expressed their desire for the case to conclude so she can obtain justice.