The eleventh-hour introduction of this defense, according to Kaplan, essentially voided its relevance.
Delaying Tactics: A Repeat Strategy?
Trump, hoping to freeze the action like a scene in a suspense movie, made an appeal against Kaplan’s ruling and wished to put litigation on hold until the Second Circuit had its say.
But Judge Kaplan, with the assertiveness of a chess grandmaster making a decisive move, rebuffed this appeal last Friday.
Kaplan’s reasoning was hard-hitting; he accused Trump of a history of submitting groundless delays throughout this near four-year-old saga.
In a line that echoed like a courtroom gavel, Kaplan stated, “Mr. Trump’s latest motion to stay – his fourth such request – is yet another such attempt to delay unduly the resolution of this matter.”
Trump’s recent appeal, in Kaplan’s view, lacked substance. The judge asserted that Trump failed to give “a single reason” for the Second Circuit to believe he possessed presidential immunity against Carroll’s accusations.
The Counterclaim and Other Legal Woes
While Trump’s legal quiver seems full, his arrows aren’t hitting the mark.
