Trump Appeals Carroll Sexual Assault Verdict Granting Damages

Former President Donald Trump is appealing the verdict of a jury that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming New York author E. Jean Carroll and awarded her $5 million in damages. Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina on Thursday filed a notice of appeal in federal court in Manhattan, where jurors deliberated less than three hours on May 9 before deciding the case following a weeklong civil trial. Carroll, a former advice columnist with Elle magazine who claims Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in 1996, sued...