A Federal Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed a lower court judge’s decision against it donald trump in a defamation suit brought by a writer Jean Caroll after the former president’s denial of raping her.

What happened: The 2nd US Circuit court of appeal in Manhattan voted 2-1 against the lower court judge’s decision that Trump was not protected by a federal law that offers federal employees immunity from liability for incidents related to their jobs, Reuters reported.

Carroll filed the defamation lawsuit in 2019 after Trump made derogatory remarks in response to her allegations that the former president raped her in the 1990s. While denying the allegations, Trump then said, “She’s not my type.”

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Judge Denny Chin, who disagreed on Tuesday, reportedly argued that he would have allowed Carroll to make at least some claims because her allegations “plausibly paint a picture of a man pursuing a personal vendetta against an accuser.”

Politically reported that the Ministry of Justice has reiterated in the past his claim that Trump is essentially immune from lawsuits because he acted within his duties while answering questions about the alleged rape.

The outcome of the defamation lawsuit could be of secondary importance to Trump, according to the report, as Carroll’s attorney announced last week that she intends to do so filing a new lawsuit in November, Accuse Trump directly of rape and seek damages for it.

Her legal team suggested using a new New York state law that gives adult accusers a one-year window to bring civil claims for alleged sexual misconduct, regardless of how long ago it was.

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