NEW YORK: President Trump urged a federal appeals court to rule that he qualifies as a government employee under a law that would let him dodge a defamation suit by E Jean Carroll, a columnist who claims he raped her two decades ago.
Trump on Friday asked the court to reverse a district judge’s finding from October that presidents aren’t covered by the Westfall Act of 1988, which protects government workers from being personally sued for actions related to their official duties.
Trump on Friday asked the court to reverse a district judge’s finding from October that presidents aren’t covered by the Westfall Act of 1988, which protects government workers from being personally sued for actions related to their official duties.
