{"id":26,"date":"2026-05-20T04:11:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housingshiftnews.com\/?p=26"},"modified":"2026-05-20T04:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T04:11:32","slug":"ask-e-jean-film-profiles-the-woman-who-twice-sued-trump-won-for-sexual-assault-defamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housingshiftnews.com\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAsk E. Jean\u201d Film Profiles the Woman Who Twice Sued Trump &#038; Won, for Sexual Assault &#038; Defamation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to toss two verdicts against him resulting from civil litigation brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. In 2019, the famous advice columnist published a memoir describing an encounter in the 1990s when she says Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store. When Trump denied the account, Carroll sued him and won $5 million in damages, with a unanimous New York jury finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. After Trump made disparaging remarks about Carroll, she sued him again and won a second defamation judgment for $83.3 million. Federal courts have upheld both verdicts, but now Trump\u2019s attorneys are asking the Supreme Court to overturn them, asserting he has \u201cabsolute immunity\u201d as president.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/housingshiftnews.com\/?p=22\">Xi Warns Trump of Potential \u201cConflict\u201d over Taiwan in Beijing Summit on Iran, Trade, Tech &amp; More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carroll\u2019s life and her legal fight against Trump are the focus of a new documentary, <em>Ask E. Jean<\/em>, by award-winning filmmaker Ivy Meeropol. \u201cThis is an incredible opportunity for audiences to see what really goes on when a woman brings a case like this, especially against a powerful man,\u201d Meeropol says.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/housingshiftnews.com\/?p=20\">President vs. Pope: Trump Posts Pic of Self as Jesus, Pope Says Warmakers Have \u201cHands Full of Blood\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to toss two verdicts against him resulting from civil litigation brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. In 2019, the famous advice columnist published a memoir describing an encounter in the 1990s when she says Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store. When Trump denied the account, Carroll sued him and won $5 million in damages, with a unanimous New York jury finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. 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