Overview

• An appeals court has denied former President Donald Trump's request to delay the upcoming E. Jean Carroll defamation trial.
• Trump's attorneys had asked for a 90-day delay while considering an appeal to the court's rejection of his presidential immunity defense.
• The trial, set to begin on January 16, will determine the damages owed to Carroll for Trump's defamatory comments.
• Previously, a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, awarding Carroll $5 million in damages, a verdict Trump is appealing.
• Trump has also invoked the presidential immunity argument in a separate election interference case, which was also rejected.