Trump holds another rambling press conference after attending court as Harris outpaces him in donations: Live

Former president Donald Trump appeared in a New York City courthouse Friday morning as his lawyer argued that the evidence used in the E Jean Carroll sexual abuse case should be set aside.

At the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, attorney John Sauer spent approximately 10 minutes asserting that the evidence used in the case where Trump was found liable of sexual abuse was “highly inadmissible” and Trump should be given a new trial.

It was a “quintessential he-said-she-said case”, Sauer said, claiming the accusations, and some witnesses, were politically motivated.

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It is now less than two months until Vice President Kamala Harris will go head-to-head with Donald Trump for the presidential spot, after replacing President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket in July.

Fresh polls suggest that Harris may be sweeping up elusive Independent voters; though races in the swing states are still too close to call, with Harris and Trump neck-in-neck in Pennsylvania.

So how will Harris actually fare against Trump in November?

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In a meandering press conference Friday afternoon, Donald Trump used language strikingly similar to the defamatory statements he made against E. Jean Carroll that cost him millions of dollars.

Trump’s lawyers argued this morning that a federal appeals court should overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming Carroll, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago.

At the press conference, Trump repeatedly said it “never happened” and denied having ever met the writer — statements similar to those that were found to be defamatory in court.

“I was found guilty of something that I didn’t do, with a woman that I have never seen, touched, or in any way was involved with, nor would I want to be,” Trump claimed at the press conference.

The former president currently owes Carroll more than $88 million in damages, awarded across two cases.

Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said “All options are on the table” when asked if the writer would consider suing yet again for defamation.

Graig Graziosi has this on the Republican’s increasingly complicated position on law and order, given that he is running for the highest office in the land as a convicted felon promising to crack down on urban crime (which the FBI’s statistics indicate is down anyway).

Donald Trump is holding a press conference after his lawyers argued that a federal appeals court should overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago.

At the press conference, Trump repeatedly said it “never happened” and denied having ever met the writer.

“I was found guilty of something that I didn’t do, with a woman that I have never seen, touched, or in any way was involved with, nor would I want to be,” Trump claimed at the press conference.

The former president currently owes Carroll more than $88 million in damages, awarded across two cases.

Giffords, the anti-gun violence organization led by former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, issued a statement in response to JD Vance calling school shootings a “fact of life.”

“Gun violence is a preventable epidemic that is a uniquely American problem,” Vanessa Gonzalez, vice president of government and political affairs, said. “It’s only a ‘fact of life’ for today’s students and parents because cowards like JD Vance refuse to support reforms that 90% of Americans support. That is a deplorable and disgusting response to a school shooting.”

The former congresswoman representing Arizona was shot in the head in 2011 in an assassination attempt during an event with constituents in Tuscon. Six attendees were killed. Giffords spent months recovering her ability to walk, talk and read.

Vance’s comments came in the wake of a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Two teachers and two 14-year-old students were killed. The suspected gunman, 14-year-old Colt Gray has been charged with four counts of felony murder. His father, Colin Gray, also faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children.

Donald Trump is holding a press conference at Trump Tower after he attended a hearing in the E Jean Carroll case.

His legal team is appealing the $5 million judgment Carroll was awarded after a jury found Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her.

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Donald Trump has claimed he would “save TikTok in America” as president – a far cry from the days of 2020 when he sought to ban the social media platform via an executive order as part of his trade war with China.

Josh Marcus has more.

88 major corporate leaders have signed a letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president this November.

The list includes former 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch; Snap Chairman Michael Lynton; Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman; and Washington, DC sports magnate Ted Leonsis, CNBC reports.

Harris is “the best way to support the continued strength, security, and reliability of our democracy and economy,” the letter reads.

Meanwhile, Trump has also been backed by major corporating figures, including Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as well as Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnik.