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New York journalist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against President Trump will go forward after a judge denied the president’s bid to toss her case.

Last week, Trump asked a judge to dismiss the Elle magazine “Ask E. Jean” advice columnist’s case in which she alleged that he defamed her when he denied her claims that he raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman changing room around 1995.

Trump claimed Manhattan Supreme Court, where Carroll filed the case, didn’t have jurisdiction because he was living in Washington, DC, when he made the alleged defamatory statements.

Justice Doris Ling-Cohan denied his request, saying he didn’t provide evidence to support his claim that he didn’t have New York residency at the time.

“Although defendant Trump, through his counsel, claims lack of personal jurisdiction, notably, there is not even a tweet, much less an affidavit by defendant Trump in support of his motion,” read Ling-Cohan’s decision made public Thursday.

Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement, “We are pleased, yet un-surprised, that the Court refused to tolerate Donald Trump’s latest attempt to avoid discovery in our client’s case.

“We look forward to moving ahead and proving that Donald Trump lied when he told the world that he did not rape our client and had not even met her.”

Trump’s lawyer, Lawrence Rosen, did not immediately return a request for comment.

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