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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ariana Baio

Judge denies Trump bid to delay rape trial after his lawyers accuse LinkedIn co-founder of funding accuser

AP

Donald Trump’s request to delay his civil rape trial brought by E Jean Carroll has been denied by Judge Lewis Kaplan, but he is being permitted to question Ms Carroll under oath about the funder behind the lawsuit.

On Thursday Judge Kaplan said Mr Trump and his team could question Ms Carroll after it was revealed that the co-founder of LinkedIn, and harsh critic of Mr Trump, Reid Hoffman, was helping pay for the lawsuit Ms Carroll filed against Mr Trump.

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