Trump seeks Supreme Court review to overturn Carroll defamation verdict

Trump has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the roughly $83 million defamation verdict awarded to E. Jean Carroll, arguing presidential immunity shields him from civil claims for statements made while in office and that the U.S. government should be substituted as defendant; the Second Circuit upheld the damages, the Court isn’t in session until fall, and the DOJ may intervene under the Westfall Act, potentially ending Carroll’s suit in favor of the government.