🚨 NEW: Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Bid To Overturn E. Jean Carroll’s Verdict – The Hill
A federal appeals court in an 8-2 vote Friday declined President Trump’s bid to rehear his appeal of a jury verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump’s only remaining pathway.
A three-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the verdict late last year. On Friday, the full active 2nd Circuit bench declined to disturb that decision, over the dissent of two judges.
“Simply re-litigating a case is not an appropriate use of the en banc procedure,” U.S. Circuit Judge Myrna Pérez wrote, joined by three of her colleagues, all of whom were appointed by former President Biden.
“In those rare instances in which a case warrants our collective consideration, it is almost always because it involves a question of exceptional importance or a conflict between the panel’s opinion and appellate precedent,” Pérez added.
Trump, who maintains he never assaulted Carroll, argued his trial was tainted because the jury heard improper evidence, such as the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and testimony from other women who accused Trump of sexual assault.