The US Justice Department had tried to intervene by representing Mr Trump against the lawsuit by writer E Jean Carroll, who claims he falsely denied raping her.
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Watch VideoA federal judge on Tuesday ruled against a government request to replace President Donald Trump as a defendant in a rape..
The DOJ argued that Trump was acting in his capacity as a government employee when he said E. Jean Carroll was lying and motivated..
If the Justice Department is allowed to intervene, it would likely torpedo Carroll's lawsuit, since the federal government can't be..