Trump Files Notice To Appeal Verdict In E. Jean Carroll Case

Former President Donald Trump filed a notice on Thursday to appeal the verdict in the civil rape and defamation case brought forward by columnist E. Jean Carroll, multiple outlets reported.

Carroll sued Trump for battery and defamation, saying he had raped her in a luxury department store dressing room in the 1990s. She first went public about the allegations in 2019.

The lawsuit went to trial, and several people testified, including another woman who has publicly accused Trump of sexual assault. On Tuesday, after three hours of deliberation, the Manhattan federal jury found Trump liable for sexual...