I'm in my fourth Trump-related court hearing today. Whew.
This time we're in Manhattan federal court, where we're getting an update on the civil case involving Trump's alleged rape of journalist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.
This time we're in Manhattan federal court, where we're getting an update on the civil case involving Trump's alleged rape of journalist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.
Carroll's lawyer, Robbie Kaplan, says she plans to consolidate the current lawsuit with the new one they plan to file in the coming days under New York's recent adult survivor's law.
She wants to go to trial against Trump first thing in 2023.
She wants to go to trial against Trump first thing in 2023.
Meanwhile, Trump's lawyer echoes the same arguments they made this morning in NY state court on a totally different case: slow your roll, no need to have trial soon, there's so much discovery to be done.
Alina Habba, Trump's lawyer who seems to be everywhere as well today, tells the judge she's not ready to discuss Carroll's expected rape survivor lawsuit.
"I have not even been retained on that matter," she says. "I do not know if I'm *going* to be retained on that matter."
"I have not even been retained on that matter," she says. "I do not know if I'm *going* to be retained on that matter."
Here we go again. Another judge who has lost his patience with Trump today. That's the theme, isn't it?
US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan: "Your client has known this is coming for months, and he would be well advised to decide who's representing him in it."
US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan: "Your client has known this is coming for months, and he would be well advised to decide who's representing him in it."
Hearing was over in 10 minutes flat. I guess I'm headed back to Manhattan criminal court... so follow my thread there
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