Trump's Defamation Suit Against E. Jean Carroll Dismissed by Judge

A federal judge has dismissed former President Donald Trump's countersuit against writer E. Jean Carroll, who won a $5 million judgment against him in a sex abuse lawsuit. The judge ruled that Trump cannot claim defamation when Carroll continues to assert that she was sexually abused and raped by him. Trump's lawyers plan to appeal the decision. Carroll's lawyer expressed satisfaction with the ruling and looks forward to a trial in January for her own defamation suit against Trump. Carroll accused Trump of raping her in 1996, which he denies. The jury in the previous trial concluded that Trump sexually abused Carroll but did not find evidence of rape.