Supreme Court May Have The Opportunity To Overturn Yet Another Legal Attack On Trump

President-elect Donald Trump intends to appeal a Monday ruling upholding the $5 million verdict in the sexual assault case brought by former magazine writer E. Jean Carroll, according to his spokesperson.

“The American People have re-elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate, and they demand an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and a swift dismissal of all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded Carroll Hoax, which will continue to be appealed,” Trump communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement shared with the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “We look forward to uniting our country in the new administration as President Trump makes America great again.”

The three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied Trump’s request for a new trial on Monday. The court rejected his claim that the judge should not have allowed evidence like the “Access Hollywood” tape suggesting Trump committed other sexual assaults.

“On review for abuse of discretion, we conclude that Mr. Trump has not demonstrated that the district court erred in any of the challenged rulings,” the court held. “Further, he has not carried his burden to show that any claimed error or combination of claimed errors affected his substantial rights as required to warrant a new trial.”

Trump can now appeal the decision to the Supreme Court or the full Second Circuit.

A New York jury found Trump liable