Trump thinks his E. Jean Carroll trial wasn't fair

Losing to E. Jean Carroll in the courts seems to have really gotten under Donald Trump's skin, and the former president is trying everything he can to get out of having to cough up the money he owes Ms Carroll. Trump's latest move was to file motions on Tuesday, March 5, requesting a new trial in the E. Jean Carroll case.

According to The Hill, Donald Trump's legal team filed the motions and argued that since the court limited Trump's testimony during the trial, he was deprived of the right to "defend his reputation, protect his family, and defend his Presidency."

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Trump's lawyers argued that the court severely limited the former president's testimony, which they say influenced the jury's verdict, thus making a request for a new trial valid.

The Hill pointed out that U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who was appointed by former President Clinton, heavily limited what Trump could say to the jurors while on the witness stand.

However, Judge Kaplan had good reason for these restrictions, given that Trump was found liable for defamation prior to the trial due to E. Jean Carroll's win in a different lawsuit last year.

Fox News reported that Donald Trump's lawyers filed two motions on the evening of March 5, one requesting a new trial and another for judgment in Trump's favour.

Trump's attorney argued in the motion for judgment in their client's favour that E. Jean Carroll failed to establish Donald Trump's statement caused her harm, writing in the motion: "It is readily apparent that the jury's findings were based on 'confusion, speculation or prejudice' as opposed to the 'evidence presented at trial."

At the moment, Carroll’s legal team declined to comment on Trump’s latest filing. Click on to read more about Trump vs. E. Jean Carroll.

Last Friday, February 23, Donald Trump asked the judge for an unsecured stay regarding the E. Jean Carroll verdict, in which a jury awarded Carroll 83.3 million for Trump's defamation of her character.

On February 29, Carroll's lawyers responded to Trump's request in writing and made it clear they would not put up with Donald Trump's nonsense, saying that Trump is the "least trustworthy of borrowers," according to CNN.

As reported by ABC News, Carroll's legal team responded to the former president's request in writing, saying, "He doesn't offer any information about his finances or the nature and location of his assets. He doesn't specify what percentage of his assets are liquid or explain how Carroll might go about collecting."

The written response continued, "He doesn't even acknowledge the risks that now accompany his financial situation, from a half-billion-dollar judgment obtained by the New York Attorney General to the 91 felony charges that might end his career as a businessman permanently."

Carroll's attorneys pointed out that Donald Trump is essentially asking the courts and Carroll to "trust him" when Trump has stiffed both lenders and attorneys in the past.

E. Jean Carroll's legal team continued: "He simply asks the Court to 'trust me' and offers, in a case with an $83.3 million judgment against him, the court filing equivalent of a paper napkin; signed by the least trustworthy of borrowers."

Trump's attorneys have until Saturday to reply before the judge issues a decision. Click on to read about how Trump told the court he was too rich to have to pay bond.

Judges have certainly heard defendants argue they are too poor to pay bond, but hearing that someone is too rich to pay up is undoubtedly a new argument. However, that is just what Donald Trump has done.

According to Newsweek, on February 23, Trump's legal team argued that the former American president is so rich he should not have to pay a bond to appeal the defamation ruling against E. Jean Carroll since the amount of money required is not a deterrent for him.

According to CNN, Donald Trump's legal representatives asked Judge Lewis Kaplan to extend the 30-day timetable Donald Trump was given to pay the $83 million a jury ordered him to pay E. Jean Carroll for defaming her character due to his denial of sexually assaulting her. The alternative to paying up is to post a $91 million bond to appeal the decision.

Trump was given until March 9 to pay the bond, which is 110% of the judgment, which is standard procedure in the state of New York, as highlighted by Newsweek. That means that in order to appeal the defamation penalty, Donald Trump would have to pay slightly more than $91 million.

In their motion, Trump's legal team requested an unsecured stay, which would mean he would not have to pay any money at all.

The New York Times reported that the motion from Trump's legal team stated: "Having argued to the jury that President Trump has great financial resources, Plaintiff is in no position to contradict herself now and contend that she requires the protection of a bond during the brief period while post-trial motions are pending."

The motion continued, "This fact nullifies risk to the judgment creditor and weighs heavily in favor of an unsecured stay."

CNN reported that Trump's legal team also said the $91.63 million cash bond is a "sizeable bond which will come with very substantial, non-recoverable financial costs."

Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Donald Trump's request for a stay and was quoted by the press as saying, "much less an unsecured stay."

Donald Trump's lawyers asked that the court project a reduction of the total judgment to $22.25 million. This would mean that Trump would only have to post a bond of $24.475 million, which his lawyers said "would be appropriate."

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E. Jean Carroll's lawyers are expected to respond on February 29, and Trump will have until March 2 to reply.