Jean Carroll goes to court after President Trump is ordered to pay $83.3 million for defamation
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A verdict has been reached in author E. Jean Carroll's second defamation case against Donald Trump. A New York jury ordered her to pay a total of $83.3 million in damages.
The former president testified for just three minutes Thursday under strict guidelines on what he could say because a previous jury had already spotted him. Takes responsibility for sexual abuse of Carol in early 1996 in a department store fitting room and later for defaming her.
After a trial highlighted by tense exchanges between Trump's lawyer Alina Haba and Judge Lewis Kaplan, the former president awarded the author $11 million in reputation rehabilitation programs and $730 in other compensatory damages. He must pay $65 million in punitive damages.
Mr. Trump was not in court for the sentencing, leaving Lower Manhattan in a motorcade just before the verdict was read. Earlier in the day, he stormed out of the courtroom during closing arguments, but returned for the sum of his defense.
Carroll and her attorney hugged each other and began crying after the verdict, and Judge Kaplan advised jurors never to reveal that they served on the jury.
Courtroom Sketch: President Trump's Riots
Donald Trump leaves during attorney Roberta Kaplan's closing argument
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Follow Donald Trump (left) and internal adviser Boris Epshteyn as they emerge from a federal courtroom in New York.
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Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 26, 2024 23:00
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“My advice to you is never to reveal that you were on this juror,” Judge Lewis Kaplan said in court.
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E. Jean Carroll smiles after President Trump orders her to pay $83.3 million
E-Jean Carroll walked out of a New York City courtroom on Friday, January 26, with a big smile on her face after a jury ordered President Donald Trump to pay a total of $83.3 million in damages. A nine-person jury awarded Carroll $65 million in punitive damages and more than $18 million in compensatory damages following Trump's defamatory comments about a former Elle magazine reporter. This is on top of the $5 million he was awarded last year to Carroll after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing her and defaming her. The verdict was handed down Friday after about three hours of deliberation after a contentious two-week civil trial in federal court in Manhattan.
Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 26, 2024 22:28
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In photos: E. Jean Carroll leaves court after jury awards $83 million in damages
E. Jean Carroll and her defense team are leaving court after a jury awarded them $83 million in defamation damages in their lawsuit against Donald Trump.
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E. Jean Carroll and her attorney Roberta Kaplan
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Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 26, 2024 22:03
Full text: President Trump orders E-Jean Carroll to pay $83 million for defamation
A jury has ruled that Donald Trump must pay more than $83 million for defamatory comments he made against E. Jean Carroll. Elle A magazine reporter chronicles the year's first federal court ruling against a former president seeking a return to the White House.
A nine-person jury awarded Carroll $65 million in punitive damages after she was previously found responsible for the sexual assault and then falsely whitewashed the sexual assault allegation. , was ordered to pay more than $18 million in compensatory damages.
The verdict was handed down Friday after about three hours of deliberation after a contentious two-week civil trial in federal court in Manhattan. Trump's lawyers aggressively fought against Carroll's lawsuit, but the former president repeatedly attacked and even defamed her at press conferences. Even in his dozens of posts on Truth Social.
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Judge advises jurors to remain anonymous
After the verdict, Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the jury not to reveal the identities of the other jurors, advising them: “My advice to you is never to reveal that you were on this juror.” did.
He also said that several years ago, a respected judge in this court had made it a habit to never thank jurors.
“Judge Weinfeld thought that was an obligation. I think the jury should be grateful.”
Oliver O'ConnellJanuary 26, 2024 21:52
President Trump orders E-Jean Carroll to pay $83.3 million in damages
Juror orders Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $11 million in restitution. $7.3 million in other compensation. and $65 million in punitive damages.
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