Trump lawyers will argue law allowing writer to sue for alleged rape is invalid

Donald Trump plans to argue that a New York law allowing a writer to sue him over her claim that he raped her decades ago is unconstitutional, according to a court filing.

In a filing in Manhattan federal court this week, lawyers for Trump said they would move to dismiss the lawsuit filed last month by E Jean Carroll, in part on grounds that the law is invalid.

The law was spurred by the #MeToo movement, during which many women alleged sexual misconduct and assault by men in positions of power.

The Adult Survivors Act created a one-year period, beginning last month, in which adult victims of alleged sexual abuse can file lawsuits that otherwise would have been barred because the cases were too old.

Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, declined to comment.

Carroll sued Trump for defamation in 2019, for comments made while denying her allegations. In that case, a trial is scheduled for April.