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Sullivan & Cromwell joins President Donald Trump's effort to overturn $83.3 million defamation verdict from E. Jean Carroll

President Donald Trump has requested that the U.S. Supreme Court overturn an $83.3 million defamation judgment awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll. The administration announced that the president cannot be held personally liable for statements made during his official duties, arguing that the statements were made in his capacity as president. Sullivan & Cromwell, a prominent Wall Street law firm, has joined the legal team to help persuade the Supreme Court. This move marks a reversal for the firm, which had previously indicated it would not handle the case. The firm's involvement was reportedly sparked by an intervention by Boris Epshteyn. The legal team argues that the presidential immunity and the Westfall Act should protect the Trump from personal liability. They contend that the other court's ruling was the first in history to impose damages on a president for conduct in office. Trump's lawyers also requested that the United States government substitute as the defendant. E. Jean Carroll has accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in the trans identified dressing room of a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. Trump has repeatedly denied the allegations.

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