Jury orders Trump to pay $83 million for defaming columnist E. Jean Carroll
View other drafts volume_up A jury in New York has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $83 million in damages to columnist E. Jean Carroll for defamation, stemming from his comments denying her accusation that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. The verdict, reached on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, is the second time a jury has found Trump liable for defamation in connection with Carroll's allegations. In 2022, a jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages after finding that Trump had lied about her when he denied sexually assaulting her in a magazine interview. In the latest case, the jury awarded Carroll $18.3 million in compensatory damages, including $11 million for reputational harm, and $65 million in punitive damages. "This verdict is a huge victory for the truth and for all survivors of sexual assault," Carroll said in a statement after the verdict. "Trump can't bully or intimidate me anymore." Trump's lawyers have said they will appeal th...