Former President Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3 million in E. Jean Carroll's civil defamation trial.
Trump-@ejeancarroll verdict says Carroll proved more than nominal defamation by Trump.
So Trump has to pay:
$7.3 million for compensatory damages.
$11 million for reputation repair.
$65 million in punitive damages.
Total: $83.3 million.
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 26, 2024
Carroll accused Trump of having sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s at a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan. While the alleged attack happened decades ago, Carroll sued under New York's Adult Survivors Act, which allows victims to sue for civil damages beyond the statute of limitations.
Notably, the judge in the case (Kaplan), forbade Trump or his attorneys from arguing that he didn't sexually assault Carroll.
The judge reminded the jury to accept the earlier trial's verdict.
When he noted the trial established Trump "inserted his finger into her vagina," the former president reportedly jolted from his seat and wore an expression of disgust.
Trump said on the witness stand that he denied Carroll's claims because he "wanted to defend myself," which the judge told the jury to ignore.
In closing arguments for Carroll Friday morning, her attorney argued that Trump acted as if he was above the law by lying, saying that the former president "ignored the other jury verdict as if it never happened," and even repeated the claims at a press conference during the second trial.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-ordered-pay-over-80-million-carroll-defamation-case