It looks like author E. Jean Carroll’s trial stemming from sexual assault allegations will move forward according to plan.
Despite desperate pleas for delay by lawyers representing Donald Trump, it looks like author E. Jean Carroll’s trial stemming from sexual assault allegations willaccording to plan. On Monday, Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the argument that Trump needed a “cooling off” period before jury selection because of the “deluge” of media coverage surrounding his indictment on charges that he paid hush-money to adult film star Stormy Daniels, according to.
It seems the judge was convinced by Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, who claimed that “it is somewhat perverse for Trump to seek a continuance in these proceedings based on the recent indictment when so much of the publicity he complains about has been driven by his own incendiary statements.
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