NEW YORK — A federal judge scolded former President Donald Trump on Friday for waging “futile” and relentless delay tactics in a defamation lawsuit and rejected the former president’s effort to countersue his rape accuser.
Judge Lewis Kaplan’s scorching remarks came in a decision turning down Trump’s bid to invoke a New York law against frivolous litigation while fighting E. Jean Carroll’s case against him.
The lawsuit by the magazine journalist says Trump lied when he denied her rape accusation.