Judge Lewis Kaplan, who ruled from the bench, reportedly said allowing for a mistrial ‘would have been entirely pointless’
Donald Trump’s motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought against him by the writer E Jean Carroll have been rejected by a federal judge, who added that the former president’s issues with the verdict had no “merit”.
In a written order on Wednesday, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s motions from the bench during the civil trial and said a written order would follow, according to a report from CNN. Kaplan reportedly said allowing for a mistrial “would have been entirely pointless”.
Continue reading…Judge Lewis Kaplan, who ruled from the bench, reportedly said allowing for a mistrial ‘would have been entirely pointless’Donald Trump’s motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought against him by the writer E Jean Carroll have been rejected by a federal judge, who added that the former president’s issues with the verdict had no “merit”.In a written order on Wednesday, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s motions from the bench during the civil trial and said a written order would follow, according to a report from CNN. Kaplan reportedly said allowing for a mistrial “would have been entirely pointless”. Continue reading…