Former President Donald Trump Ordered to Pay Substantial Damages
A New York jury has ruled that former President Donald Trump must pay a significant sum following a recent verdict.
The New York jury involved in the former President's case has decreed that journalist E. Jean Carroll is entitled to $18.3 million in compensatory damages and an additional $65 million in punitive damages for false statements made about her person.
E. Jean Carroll, a former journalist for a well-known publication, filed a defamation lawsuit after Donald Trump, then as President in 2019, claimed: "THE WOMAN IS LYING" when she alleged that he raped her in 1996. Trump added that Carroll made these claims for political reasons and to promote her own book.
In a sexual assault case heard by a New York court last year, it was determined that Donald Trump did not commit rape; however, he was ordered to pay $5 million for HARASSMENT to the woman.
In the defamation case, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan had already determined Trump's liability last year. The recent series of hearings were to decide the extent of damages owed to E. Jean Carroll.
Following the $83 million damages ruling, Donald Trump announced his intention to appeal. He expressed his disagreement with the decision in a message posted on his social media, describing the ongoing proceedings as a "WITCH HUNT ORDERED BY JOE BIDEN."
He believes that he has been completely deprived of his rights under the FIRST AMENDMENT of the Constitution, which concerns freedom of speech.
Donald Trump personally made a statement in court on Thursday, where he recalled his 2019 comment, calling E. Jean Carroll's allegations a "false accusation."
He added that the statement was made while he was in office and intended to protect himself, his family, and the Presidential position.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who had earlier ESTABLISHED DONALD TRUMP'S LIABILITY in the case, intervened in both statements, instructing the jury to disregard the former President's assertions made in his defense.
E. Jean Carroll, a former journalist for a well-known publication, filed a defamation lawsuit after Donald Trump, then as President in 2019, claimed: "THE WOMAN IS LYING" when she alleged that he raped her in 1996. Trump added that Carroll made these claims for political reasons and to promote her own book.
In a sexual assault case heard by a New York court last year, it was determined that Donald Trump did not commit rape; however, he was ordered to pay $5 million for HARASSMENT to the woman.
In the defamation case, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan had already determined Trump's liability last year. The recent series of hearings were to decide the extent of damages owed to E. Jean Carroll.
Following the $83 million damages ruling, Donald Trump announced his intention to appeal. He expressed his disagreement with the decision in a message posted on his social media, describing the ongoing proceedings as a "WITCH HUNT ORDERED BY JOE BIDEN."
He believes that he has been completely deprived of his rights under the FIRST AMENDMENT of the Constitution, which concerns freedom of speech.
Donald Trump personally made a statement in court on Thursday, where he recalled his 2019 comment, calling E. Jean Carroll's allegations a "false accusation."
He added that the statement was made while he was in office and intended to protect himself, his family, and the Presidential position.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who had earlier ESTABLISHED DONALD TRUMP'S LIABILITY in the case, intervened in both statements, instructing the jury to disregard the former President's assertions made in his defense.
