Donald Trump on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to once again step into his messy legal brawl with magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, appealing an $83.3 million jury verdict for defamation on the grounds that, as president, he is immune from the litigation.

The appeal, which has not yet been docketed at the high court, relies heavily on the court’s 2024 decision granting the president wide immunity for actions taken in office.

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    3 days ago

    Wait, so is he saying that defaming her was a presidential act?

    Will this case then decide if there is a difference between a presidential act and a personal one, and if they rule it was presidential then that seals the king deal?