Appeals court rejects Trump’s request to rehear trial over E Jean Carroll’s sex abuse allegations

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAppeals court rejects Trump’s request to rehear trial over E Jean Carroll’s sex abuse allegationsA three-judge panel rejected President Trump’s latest attempts to argue he had presidential immunity from litigation Ariana Baio Wednesday 29 April 2026 19:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967424","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-e-jean-carroll-trial-appeals-court-b2967424.html","title":"Appeals court declines Trump’s request to rehear E Jean Carroll trial"}}CloseE. Jean Carroll recalls facing Trump in court: ‘He was nothing’Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}...