kia. movement that inspires. today, jim trusty, the attorney for former president donald trump, who recently resigned after trump s federal indictment was unsealed, just announced he s withdrawing from another case, the former president s lawsuit against our network, cnn. trusty cited irreconcilable differences with trump as the reason for the resignation. two of trump s lawyers have contacted the justice department to get security clearances. those are requirements for him to access evidence in the federal case. much of the evidence is classified. the judge overseeing that case, aileen cannon, told trump s legal team they had to get in touch with the doj by today. this comes, as another federal
judge set an early 2024 trial date for e. jean carroll s original defamation case against trump. this one is separate from the one we saw last month, where a jury awarded carroll $5 million after finding trump sexually abused and defamed carroll. with us now, kristen holmes, cnn chief national affairs correspondent jeff zeleny as well. if carroll s defamation case goes to trial in january 2024, you see where this goes with the timeline. it s going to take place right in the thick of presidential primary season, and he s also facing a lot of other legal hurdles at the exact same time. there s four trials that we know of that have been scheduled. and keep in mind, this last arraignment, that hasn t been scheduled in terms of the trial. there s four that we know of. and all of them are coming at a time that is incredibly critical for this political race. and this is why we continue to report that there really cannot be a real separation of the
for years now, trump has been not only denying miss carroll s allegation that he shoved her against a wall and raped her in the dressing room of a luxury department store in the mid 90s, trump also has been attempting to smear her reputation. the jury today stopped short of finding trump liable for rape when it came to that department store encounter. but jurors believe there was enough evidence to hold trump liable for sexually abusing miss carroll that day. and that alone is a very big deal. it is a big deal not just for e. jean carroll, but for society at large. trump is a public figure who has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen women. but no one had ever taken him to court based on their allegations and one. until now. i should know that this was not a criminal case. trump has not been convicted of any crime, nor will he face any prison time. but this is still very much accountability. a former president, and the
filed this lawsuit against donald trump clear my name in to get my life back. today the world finally knows the truth. this afternoon a jury of six men and three women in manhattan, found former president donald trump liable for 60 will abuse and defamation. the decision was quick and it was unanimous for years now, trump has been not only denying miss carroll s allegation that he shoved her against a wall and raped her in the dressing room of a luxury department store in the mid 90s, trump also has been attempting to smear her reputation. the jury today stopped short of finding trump liable for rape when it came to that department store encounter. but jurors believe there was enough evidence to hold trump liable for sexually abusing miss carroll that day. and that alone is a very big deal. it is a big deal not just for e. jean carroll, but for society at large. trump is a public figure who has been accused of sexual misconduct by
handing out fa fara charges like they were candy during the trump administration. many people don t know how paul manafort could be indicted under fara but not hebdo be hunter biden. what are the connections to the transaction? the detail is going to make a lot of people uncomfortable, particularly in the media. it s been a competition of how long you could keep your eyes closed and hold your breath whether it came to the hunter biden scandal. at some point the media is going to have to cover this influence peddling scandal. ainsley: okay. let s also talk about the jury finding trump libel e. jean carroll. he says this is a disgrace. verdict is a disgrace. he will appeal. she says it s a win for every