NEW: The Justice Department is no longer claiming, under the Westfall Act, that former Pres. Trump was acting within the scope of his office and employment as president of the U.S. when he allegedly defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019.
E. Jean Carroll walks out of Manhattan federal court, May 9, 2023, in New York.The Justice Department said on Tuesday it was no longer claiming, under the Westfall Act, that former President
MORE: Judge sets January 2024 trial date for E. Jean Carroll's original defamation case against Trump Instead, the Justice Department said Tuesday that "it lacks adequate evidence to conclude that the former President was sufficiently actuated by a purpose to serve the United States Government to support a determination that he was acting within the scope of his employment when he denied sexually assaulting Ms. Carroll and made the other statements regarding Ms. Carroll that she has challenged in this action.
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