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HEADS UP: Barr taking over E. Jean Carroll case is effort to have it DISMISSED
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Just to be clear, DOJ's argument that Trump was acting "within the scope of his employment" when he defamed E. Jean Carroll is not an effort to *take over* defense of the suit; it's an effort to have the suit *dismissed*—because the government itself can't be sued for defamation.
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No. If the substitution is successful, they will move to dismiss under 28 USC s. 2680(h), which creates an exception to the waiver of sovereign immunity for, among other things, defamation claims
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