12 post on his Truth Social account, calling Carroll's claim a "hoax" and "lie," prompting the new defamation claim.
government, which has sovereign immunity from defamation claims, could be substituted for Trump as a defendant, Carroll's first lawsuit would fail.
That would likely not affect her second lawsuit because Trump is a private citizen, having left the White House in January 2021.To support her battery claim, she said Trump caused her lasting psychological harm, and left her unable to sustain a romantic relationship.
She also told the judge a longer delay made sense because Trump had not hired a lawyer for the second lawsuit.
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