READ: Federal judge’s ruling rejecting DOJ’s request to represent Trump in E. Jean Carroll case
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A sign is seen on the Department of Justice building in Washington, DC on November 7, 2018. - The US attorney general, Jeff Sessions, said he was resigning at the request of President Donald Trump in a move that raises questions over the future of a bombshell probe into Trump's alleged collusion with Russia. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Justice Department’s effort to intervene in a defamation lawsuit brought against President Donald Trump by a longtime magazine columnist who has alleged he raped her, paving the way for the case to proceed.