[Magnatron]

Wait…

…um…

…what?

[Bayard]

DOJ wants to take the dive on it to prove that Trump Admin was wrong.

[Pikachu_Dad]

If they bump out Trump - they can make a plea deal damaging Trump.

[Steely Tom]

New frontiers in Trump Derangement Syndrome.

[cuz1961]

So the doj can settle out of court by paying punitive damages in the amount of Trump’s wealth plus accured interest to be paid by all future trump decendants.

[Gay State Conservative]

There's no way that Trump will run in ‘24. Soon there will be a dozen indictments filed against him by various prosecutors who,on orders from Rat Party Headquarters,are determined to keep him out of office.

[Petrosius]

Carroll's lawsuit alleges that Trump defamed her when he denied raping her, said she wasn't his type and claimed she had made the allegation to boost sales of her new book.

So denying an allegation of rape is now defamation?

[a fool in paradise]

Kangaroos!

Never trust a lawyer

[lastchance]

Is this about the “I was raped decades ago in the dressing room of an upscale department store while witnesses were present.” claim made by an attention seeking witless liar in a skirt?

[Regulator]

“Trump was an employee of the government and that he acted “within the scope of employment,” “

The President is an employee? Just another civil servant like Sally Yates? Subject to quarterly reviews by his overseers in Congress?

Gee. Thought we had put that to rest quite decisively. If it’s true, when can we expect the drunken thug and corrupticon currently occupying the slot to get his walking papers?

[Paladin2]

The DOJ is a Marxist tool organization.

[AndyJackson]

Not my type is defamatory? What a windfall for spurned males.

[maro]

It’s the principle that they are defending. Because the same kind of defamation lawsuit could be brought against any POTUS.

[Rurudyne]

It’s a trick.

They’ll negotiate a deal/settlement that will let Trump be forever accused with no further recourse possible.

[Chode]

yeah... NO!!!

[krogers58]

The DOJ’s argument concerns Trump’s qualified immunity, as he was acting in his public capacity. If the DOJ is allowed to intervene, Trump is not personally liable, at least that’s my take on it. They may very well reach a nasty settlement which attempts to paint Trump in as negative light as possible, but without personal liability. At least that’s my take on these pleadings.

[stylin19a]

This is not the first time the U.S. has inserted itself in a defamation suit...
a couple of Marines sued Rep. Murtha.

United States Court of Appeals,District of Columbia Circuit

"...For the foregoing reasons, we hereby vacate the District Court's order denying certification pending discovery and remand the case with instructions to the District Court to substitute the United States as the defendant in place of Congressman Murtha.   Because the FTCA excepts tort claims “arising out of ․ libel [or] slander,” 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h), from the Government's sovereign immunity waiver, Wuterich's case is barred by sovereign immunity.   Accordingly, the District Court will be required to dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction."

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-dc-circuit/1262084.html

I wonder if this is something being done to protect Biden in the future?

[Jamestown1630]

Is this the old woman who (even when young wasn’t terribly attractive) claims that a billionaire - who could afford to court any number of voluptuous young women - assaulted her in a department store-dressing room?

LMAO.

You can always tell when the Dems are at their wits’ ends. They always go for the sex and sleaze.

It’s been their go-to with high-profile Black men. Now they use it everywhere, because they think all of us are as lascivious as they are.

[.44 Special]

The DOJ is no more. It has formally changed its name to the Department of Get Donald Trump.