Trump Ordered to Pay $83 Million in Carroll Defamation Trial
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A New York Jury ordered former President Donald Trump to pay over $83 million in damages to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Details: Carroll claims Trump raped her in the Bergdorf Goodman department store in 1996. She has now successfully sued Trump twice for defamation regarding statements he made in denial of her accusations, claiming his statements harmed her reputation. In May 2023 a jury awarded Carroll $5 million after finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll.
Key Quotes: The judge instructed the jurors to determine a punitive damages figure “intended to punish a defendant and deter his future defamatory statements.” Trump responded to the decision in a post on Truth Social, stating, “Absolutely ridiculous! I fully disagree with both verdicts, and will be appealing this whole Biden Directed Witch Hunt focused on me and the Republican Party. Our Legal System is out of control, and being used as a Political Weapon. They have taken away all First Amendment Rights. THIS IS NOT AMERICA!”
How the Media Covered It: Outlets across the spectrum covered the verdict. Fox News (Right bias) included more quotations from Trump than seen in coverage from most left- and center-rated outlets. The Daily Beast (Left bias) tied the defamation case to the fraud case Trump also faces in New York City, determining the “combined one-two punch threatens to turn the billionaire’s finances upside down just as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination.”
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From the Center
Trump says he’ll appeal ‘ridiculous’ E. Jean Carroll defamation ruling
Former President Trump said Friday he plans to appeal after a jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, who had alleged he sexually assaulted her decades ago.
“Absolutely ridiculous! I fully disagree with both verdicts, and will be appealing this whole Biden Directed Witch Hunt focused on me and the Republican Party,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Our Legal System is out of control, and being used as a Political Weapon.”
“They have taken away all First Amendment Rights,” he added. “THIS IS NOT AMERICA!”
Friday’s ruling...
From the Left
Trump Gets Hit With $83 Million Punishment in New E. Jean Carroll Case
Donald Trump was ordered to pay $83 million on Friday for lying about a sexual assault that a jury said he committed decades ago against E. Jean Carroll, with jurors on Friday deciding only a massive sum close to nine-figures would stop Trump from attacking Carroll.
It already appears that the verdict might not be enough.
The former president has remained defiant for years, making continued false accusations ever since Carroll first came forward with her traumatic experience. The former president has continued to attack Carroll even after a separate...
From the Right
Trump ordered to pay more than $80 million in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
A federal jury decided former President Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in damages after he denied allegations he raped her in the 1990s.
The jury decided Trump must pay $18.3 million in compensatory damages, and $65 million in punitive damages.
Federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan announced the jury's verdict Friday.
A federal jury in New York City decided last year that Trump was not liable for rape, but was liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The former president was ordered to pay $5 million in...
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