Monday, January 16, 2023

Trump avoided being in the curb by few hours

Donald Trump’s Deposition Excerpts in E. Jean Carroll Rape Case Remain Sealed — For Now

Excerpts from Donald Trump’s deposition included as exhibits in writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit accusing him of rape can remain sealed for now, a federal judge ruled on Monday afternoon.

The same federal judge previously ordered those Trump deposition passages unsealed earlier in the day, before he suddenly and unexpectedly reversed the initial ruling.

Sounds like Trump's lawyer initially avoided the deadline due to a typo from the judge and is now using that as an excuse to buy time. So maybe it was unsealed, lawyer stuff happened, and now it is sealed again. 

For those who didn't read the article, the judge had a handwritten order that he accidentally got "plaintiff" (Carroll) and "defendant" (Trump) mixed up.

Trump's lawyers missed the deadline to respond, but the judge agreed that his original order required clarity, so Trump is getting a little more time. Judge's screwup slightly benefits Trump.

His team may come up with an actual reason not to unseal or another deadline may pass and they're released. That's where it stands currently AFAIK.

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