Trump’s Attack on NY Sexual Assault Law Called ‘Absurd’ By Judge
- Judge rejected Trump claim that NY law was unconstitutional
- A lawyer for Trump said he would immediately appeal the ruling
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Former President Donald Trump’s argument that a New York law allowing older sex-assault claims violated his constitutional rights was rejected by a judge as “absurd.”
US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan on Friday denied Trump’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed under the new law in November by former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who alleges Trump raped her more than two decades ago.