The former president fired off a series of potentially defamatory statements as he arrived in court

As he arrived at a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, Donald Trump’s Truth Social account released an avalanche of posts attacking E Jean Carroll, who is suing the former president for defamation.

A jury in New York City will determine what damages he owes Ms Carroll, whom Mr Trump defamed by repeatedly calling her a liar and denying that he sexually assaulted her.

It’s the second trial stemming from defamation claims brought by Ms Caroll, and a jury already found him civilly responsible for sexually abusing her in the 1990s. He continues to claim that he never met her and has repeatedly mocked and ridiculed Ms Carroll in the wake of that verdict.

  • Flying Squid
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    Imagine if some country tries to stare us down while this guy is president.

    We’ll be a radioactive hole.

    • ThrowawayOnLemmy
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      It’s way more likely that we get manipulated and taken advantage of. Other countries realize Trump is easily manipulated because he’s a narcissist, and it’d be much simpler to stroke his ego while he opens our wallets .

      • Flying Squid
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        1010 months ago

        If their leader is smart enough to manipulate us. I don’t know that Kim is.

        • @Atom
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          He sure is. Remember he invited Trump across the border and told him he was the first president to come over. Trump bragged about that afterwords and talked about opening hotels on the NK waterfront.

          • @Jimbob0i0
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            210 months ago

            And that photo of Donald saluting a North Korean General was worth his weight in gold for propaganda use for them…

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        Other countries realize Trump is easily manipulated

        I mean the EU adapted very fast to him not reading and being clueless and Juncker used ‘brightly coloured, simple flashcards’ to explain trade to Trump during meeting.

        • @grue
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          110 months ago

          Trump’s been in bed with the Russians for literally decades.

    • @[email protected]
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      710 months ago

      Yes but Trump will absolutely excoriate them in online posts. Think of the embarrassment they would feel!