Court Asked to Decide If Trump Denied Rape Claim as Part of Job MSN – Rachel Weiner (Washington Post) | Published: 9/27/2022 A federal appeals court panel asked the District of Columbia’s highest court to decide whether Donald Trump was acting within the scope of his job as president when he denied a rape allegation dating back to the 1990s, a pivotal question that will determine whether the woman can keep pursuing a defamation lawsuit against him. [read post]