Trump cannot countersue rape accuser to stop defamation case, U.S. judge rules

Published by Reuters By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump cannot countersue E. Jean Carroll, a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s, on the ground her defamation lawsuit against him violated a New York state law intended to protect free speech, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge … Continue reading Trump cannot countersue rape accuser to stop defamation case, U.S. judge rules