Judge denies Trump's request for delay in E. Jean Carroll defamation, battery trial
A federal judge has denied former President Trump's latest attempt to delay the trial in the defamation and battery case brought by former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll. A federal judge in New York on Monday denied former President Donald Trump's latest attempt to delay the trial in the defamation and battery case brought by former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll. Carroll sued Trump in November, alleging he defamed her by calling her a liar when he denied her claim that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. She added a charge of battery under a recently adopted New York law that allows adult survivors of sexual abuse to sue their alleged attacker regardless of the statute of limitations. Trump has repeatedly denied Carroll's allegations. MORE: Donald Trump seeks 4-week delay in E. Jean Carroll defamation, battery trial Trump sought a one-month delay of the trial , slated to begin on April 25, arguing a "cooling off" period was ne...