Franklin Graham: Trump Civil Suit ‘Another Attempt to Tarnish the Former President’

“It is disappointing that our legal system has become so politicized,” Rev. Graham told his 10 million Facebook followers. “The former president is being accused of something 30 years ago, and reports say that his accuser can’t recall the month or the year.”

“This civil trial with a price tag in the millions seems to be nothing more than ANOTHER attempt to tarnish the former president, plant doubts, and destroy his ability to run for office again,” Graham added. “His enemies will stop at nothing. Pray for our nation. We need God’s help.”

On Tuesday, a federal jury in New York City ordered Trump to pay $5 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll, finding him not liable for rape but liable for sexual abuse and defamation.

The former president said he will appeal the ruling, insisting he has “absolutely no idea” who the plaintiff is while slamming the verdict as a “disgrace” and a continuation of “the greatest political witch hunt in history.”

“We’ll appeal. We got treated very badly by the Clinton-appointed judge,” Trump said. “And [Carroll] is a Clinton person, too.