In the Friday proceeding in New York, where Donald Trump appealed the ruling in the E. Jean Carroll judgment, judges appeared "extremely skeptical" of his arguments.
MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin explained that it was a "quick argument." While Trump never attended the initial trial, he was in court for the appeal.
"The questions were extraordinarily skeptical of the former president's appeal, specifically whether the evidence he was contesting the admission of at the first of the E. Jean Carroll trials was, in fact, inappropriately admitted," explained Rubin. "And even if it was, would that have changed the outcome of the case?"
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She also pointed out the three pieces of evidence that Trump's lawyers used to argue the appeal.
There were two witnesses who alleged they were sexually assaulted by Trump, Jessica Leads and Natasha Stoynoff. The third was the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape, where Trump said on a hot microphone that he could grab women whenever he wanted because he was a celebrity.
Carroll's lawyer, Robbie Kaplan, explained that even if they removed the accusations by Leads and Stoynoff, the tape is still an admission of liability.
"It should appropriately be understood to be a confession by former President Trump," Rubin cited, reading off the statements. "That's a confession, even though it is not a confession to a particular instance, the jury could appropriately understand that as him admitting it. And when she asked him about it, he doubled down on it. That, she says, makes the jury's verdict bulletproof."
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