Trump loses appeal of $5 million E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse, defamation verdict
Trump loses appeal of $5 million E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse, defamation verdict
President Donald Trump was found liable for defaming Carroll in another case related to her claim of being sexually assaulted by him in the mid-1990s.
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Surprised this crusty old twatwaffle doesn't just EO that he didn't do it. Why the fuck not at this point. There are no spines in Congress or scotus, they'll let him do it.
Executive orders can only instruct the Executive Branch to take some sort of action. While the Department of Justice is a part of the Executive Branch, it consists of the government's lawyers, not of the government's judges. The judicial branch is outside the purview of the Executive Branch, and so out of reach of a Trump EO.
Now, would he still try? Of course he would. But it would have the same legal weight as Michael Scott yelling "I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!!"
Eh, "executive order," "royal decree" -- same difference, at this point!
I'm sure that he thinks so.