Trump’s legal team is pushing the Supreme Court to intervene in the $83 million defamation verdict against him, arguing he shouldn’t be personally liable for 2019 comments made while president — invoking the Westfall Act to claim presidential immunity. This is his second shot at the high court after a prior $5 million verdict was dismissed; this time, they’re insisting lower courts ignored his immunity claims and called the damages “grossly excessive.” The Justice Department backs him, warning that without Supreme Court action, future presidents could face crippling financial liability for official acts. E. Jean Carroll’s team remains silent as the appeal heads to the docket.
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