DOJ seeks to take on Trump’s E. Jean Carroll case | Flipboard

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Jean Carroll case The Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to allow it to step in on President Donald Trump’s appeal of the $83.3 million jury verdict in a defamation lawsuit brought by the writer E.

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Claims checked 6

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Topics 3

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Jean Carroll — a move that would doom Carroll’s case.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Trump owes E Jean Carroll $83M for sexual abuse and defamation.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump owes E Jean Carroll $83M for sexual abuse and defamation.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm that a jury awarded E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump, and that this judgment was upheld by a federal appeals court.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Jean Carroll (born December 12, 1943) is an American journalist, author, and advice columnist. Her "Ask E. Jean" column appeared in Elle magazine from 1993 through 2019, becoming one of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Jean_Carroll

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump is the name of two related civil lawsuits by American author E. Jean Carroll against United States President Donald Trump. The two suits resulted in a total of $88.3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Jean_Carroll_v._Donald_J._T…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of October 2024, since the 1970s, at least 28 women have publicly accused Donald Trump of various acts of sexual misconduct, including rape, sex with minors, sexual assault, physical abuse, kissing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_sexual_misconduct…

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Claim 2: “The Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to allow it to step in on President Donald Trump’s appeal of the $83.3 million jury verdict in a defamation lawsuit brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the Justice Department announced plans to intervene in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case and ask the Supreme Court to substitute the U.S. as the defendant.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of Georgia is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Georgia. The court was established in 1845 as a three-member panel, increased in number to six, then to seven in 194…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Georgia_(U.S.…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_St…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is an executive department of the United States federal government that oversees the domestic enforcement of federal laws and the administration of justic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ju…

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Claim 3: “Kamala Harris blasts Donald Trump’s “bulls**t” war in Iran. Speaking at an event with Nevada Democrats in Las Vegas on Thursday (7 May)”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general biographies of Kamala Harris and general election information. There is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming a speech in Las Vegas on May 7 regarding 'bulls**t' war in Iran.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD Vance defeated the Democratic ticket of inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidentia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A range of notable Republicans openly expressed opposition to former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign for president of the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Republicans_who_oppose…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump

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Claim 4: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court in New York to pause its ruling rejecting his challenge to the writer E. Jean [Carroll]”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court in New York to pause (stay) its ruling rejecting his challenge to the E. Jean Carroll verdict.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The criminal trial in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was held from April 15 to May 30, 2024. Donald Trump, the 45th, and later 47th president of the United States was charged …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_trial_of_Donald_Trump…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in…

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Claim 5: “Buzz Aldrin observing a “fairly bright light source” while aboard the Apollo 11.”

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The claim is supported by a cross-reference and multiple web search results discussing Buzz Aldrin's descriptions of 'unusual' phenomena and 'bright light sources' during the Apollo 11 mission.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program. The mission was crewed by Commander Neil Armstron…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apollo 11 was the first human spaceflight to land on the Moon. The 1969 mission's wide effect on popular culture has resulted in numerous portrayals of Apollo 11 and its crew, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Ald…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11_in_popular_culture

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Buzz Aldrin ( AWL-drin; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin

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Claim 6: “President Trump said while announcing his “Liberation Day” tariffs last year”

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The claim appears only in cross-references from Flipboard. There are no independent web search results or Wikipedia entries corroborating the existence of 'Liberation Day' tariffs.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Trump... announcing his “Liberation Day” tariffs last year
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/trump-threatens-eu-with-muc…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Trump said while announcing his “Liberation Day” tariffs last year
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/tech-stocks-could-offer-the…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — President Trump said while announcing his “Liberation Day” tariffs last year, “I’d be on a television show. I’d be talking about how we were being ripped off.”
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/trial-begins-for-man-accuse…

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