At a rally in Georgia on Saturday night, Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on writer E. Jean Carroll that may hand the New York writer's lawyers reason to file a new lawsuit against him as well as kill the $92 million appeals bond he just posted on Friday.
Appearing with the hosts on MSNBC's "The Weekend," legal analyst Lisa Rubin was stunned at the former president creating new problems for himself after the judge in the two trials gave Carroll's attorneys the option of opposing the bond.
"You would think at this point, Lisa Rubin, we would no longer be surprised by his lack of discipline. But the thing we kept coming back to when this sum was ordered, is this number big enough to make him stop? We now have an answer," co-host Alicia Menedez prompted the analyst.
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"You're right we do have an answer," Rubin replied. "It was enough to make him stop until he was past a point that the judge could no longer order more, have any further consequences for it. I mean, I'm struck by the fact, Alicia, he said these things the night after he posted a bond, filed his notice of appeal the judge has long past finalized."
"Should E. Jean Carroll and her team want any further relief now their only option is to file another case," she added. "The punitive damage was as great as it was because Donald Trump kept saying it after the initial judgment. The argument they made was that he was not deterred by the first award, and in fact, continued to say it again and again and again."
Asked "What is E. Jean Carroll's recourse now?" she replied, "You know, I wish I could get into their heads right now. I think her recourse here is to sue again or at the very least to oppose the bond, which is an option that Judge [Lewis] Kaplan gave them. Judge Kaplan said if they want to oppose the bond in any respect, they have until Monday. That's tomorrow,at 11:00. If they do oppose it, it will be in Manhattan federal court."
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