Trump Is Denied Mistrial Over ‘Unfair’ Rulings in Carroll Case

Donald Trump was denied a mistrial in the civil sexual assault case against him, after he made the request over what he called “unfair and prejudicial” rulings giving his accuser an advantage in front of the jury.

The former president’s lawyer Joe Tacopina said in a letter Monday to US District Judge Lewis Kaplan that the court should grant a mistrial — with the trial declared invalid, potentially resulting in a new one — or correct the record to address a series of rulings he claims gave an unfair boost to E. Jean Carroll, the New York author who ...