Trump challenges dismissal of his E. Jean Carroll defamation claim: report

Donald Trump on Thursday appealed a judge’s dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against E. Jean Carroll, Reuters reports.

The former president is seeking the dismissal of a $5 million award he owes writer E. Jean Carroll over allegations he sexually assaulted her at a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.

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Trump is appealing Monday’s dismissal of his counterclaim against Carroll in which he said she defamed him by accusing him of rape. It was based on the fact that a jury found Trump liable for defamation and sexual abuse – but did not find him liable of her charges that he raped her.

The judge found that Carroll's rape allegations were "substantially true."