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Carroll urges Supreme Court to reject Trump's bid to toss $83m verdict

DOJ petition to swap Trump for the US as defendant surfaces alongside brief

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Reporting details a separate Justice Department petition asking the justices to let the United States replace Trump as defendant, a substitution that would end the case under a 1988 law barring defamation suits against the government; Carroll's brief notes DOJ previously dropped support for this swap in 2023 before reversing after Trump's 2025 return to office.

DOJ petition to swap Trump for the US as defendant surfaces alongside brief
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“to bail out this president from the consequences of his repeated litigation choices”

Carroll's lawyers

E. Jean CarrollE. Jean Carroll Journalist and author, plaintiffDonald TrumpDonald Trump US President, defendantCarroll's legal team Plaintiff's attorneysUS Department of Justice Federal government, filed separate petition

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