An attorney for Donald Trump has asked for a one-month delay in the trial Columnist Claims Trump Raped Her In 1990s In Department Store Dressing RoomClaims that his client’s right to a fair trial depends on a “cooling off” period following the former president’s indictment and indictment.
The trial was scheduled for April 25. On Tuesday, Judge Lewis A. In a letter to Kaplan, attorney Joseph Tacopina noted the “recent deluge of reformist media coverage” surrounding the neighborhood. Trump’s arrest and court appearance The former president, who argued for the delay, was indicted on March 30 on 34 felony counts that he made hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
The civil suit before Kaplan was filed against Trump in November. Brought by Gene Carroll, a columnist who says the wealthy real estate developer raped her in early 1996 after a chance meeting at a Bergdorf Goodman department store.
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Trump has repeatedly and vehemently denied the allegations. A jury will be asked to decide whether rape occurred and whether Trump defamed Carroll with his comments.
A temporary state law that went into effect last year allows adult rape victims to sue their abusers, even if the assault occurred decades ago.
Tacopina’s letter to delay the trial of Carroll’s civil case follows Kaplan’s order Monday ordering the parties to the case to notify him by April 20 whether they will appear at the trial in federal court in Manhattan. Carroll’s attorney says he will attend; Trump’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment on Kaplan’s order.
Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said a response to the delay request would be filed in a letter to the judge. Lawyers and judges are not related.
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