Jury says Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million for sexual abuse and defamation

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Source: CNBC

A civil jury on Tuesday found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York department store in the 1990s, and for defaming her last fall when he denied her claim.

The jury of six men and three women also ordered Trump to pay Carroll a total of $5 million in compensatory and punitive damages after deliberating less than three hours in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

Jurors notably did not find Trump liable for rape, the most serious allegation Carroll made in a lawsuit filed last year. But their verdict that he sexually abused and forcibly touched her without her consent during a chance encounter in the Bergdorf Goodman store substantiated her civil claim of battery. Trial in the case began on April 25.

“I filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and to get my life back,” Carroll, 79, said in a statement Tuesday. “Today, the world finally knows the truth,” said Carroll, a former “Elle” magazine advice columnist and biographer of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.



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A New York federal jury found former President Donald Trump liable on Tuesday for sexually abusing and forcibly touching the writer E. Jean Carroll at a department store in the 1990s, and for defaming her last fall when he denied her claim. The jury of six men and three women ordered Trump to pay Carroll $5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

The verdict in the civil trial came after less than three hours of deliberations in U.S. District Court in lower Manhattan. The jury notably did not find Trump liable for rape, as Carroll had alleged.

"I have absolutely no idea who this woman is. This verdict is a disgrace," Trump wrote in a post on his social media site Truth Social. A spokesman for his 2024 Republican presidential campaign said, "This case will be appealed, and we will ultimately win." Carroll's lawyer Roberta Kaplan said, "We are very happy," as she left the courthouse with her client. Carroll did not speak to reporters.

The verdict is the latest legal blow against Trump, who leads early polls for the 2024 GOP nomination. In late March he was indicted by a Manhattan state Supreme Court grand jury on nearly three dozen counts of falsifying business records in connection with a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

A New York federal jury found former President Donald Trump liable on Tuesday for sexually abusing and forcibly touching the writer E. Jean Carroll at a department store in the 1990s, and for defaming her last fall when he denied her claim.

The jury of six men and three women awarded Carroll $5 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The verdict in the civil trial came after less than three hours of deliberations in U.S. District Court in lower Manhattan. The jury did not find Trump liable for rape, as Carroll had also alleged.

"I have absolutely no idea who this woman is. This verdict is a disgrace," Trump wrote in a post on his social media site Truth Social. Carroll's lawyer Roberta Kaplan said, "We are very happy," as she left the courthouse with her client, who did not speak to reporters.

Carroll, 79, claimed in her lawsuit that Trump raped her in a dressing room of the Bergdorf Goodman store in the mid-1990s. Trump cannot be prosecuted for the alleged rape because the statute of limitations for such a crime has long since passed.

A New York federal jury found former President Donald Trump liable on Tuesday for sexually abusing and forcibly touching the writer E. Jean Carroll at a department store in the 1990s, and for defaming her last fall when he denied her claim.

The jury awarded Carroll $5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

The verdict in the civil trial came after less than three hours of deliberations in U.S. District Court in lower Manhattan. The jury did not find Trump liable for rape, as Carroll had also alleged.

The nine-member panel started discussing potential verdicts in the case at 11:50 a.m. ET after Judge Lewis Kaplan gave the panel final instructions and a 10-question verdict form.

A federal jury in New York on Tuesday found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and forcibly touching the writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s, and of defaming her last fall when he accused her of making up that account.

The jury awarded Carroll $5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

The verdict in the civil trial came after less than three hours of deliberation in U.S. District Court in lower Manhattan. The jury did not find Trump liable for rape, as Carroll had alleged.The nine-member panel started discussing potential verdicts in the case at 11:50 a.m. ET after Judge Lewis Kaplan gave the panel final instructions and a 10-question verdict form.

Carroll, 79, alleged in a lawsuit that Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room of the Bergdorf Goodman store in the mid-1990s. Trump cannot be prosecuted for the alleged rape because the statute of limitations for such a crime has long since passed.

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Jury says Trump is liable in sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll

A federal jury in New York on Tuesday found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and forcibly touching the writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s, and of defaming her last fall when he accused her of making up that account.

The verdict in the civil trial came after less than three hours of deliberation in U.S. District Court in lower Manhattan.

The nine-member panel started discussing potential verdicts in the case at 11:50 a.m. ET after Judge Lewis Kaplan gave the panel final instructions and a 10-question verdict form.

[FarPoint]

1. Works for me

need a calculator to add up all the fines...

[moonshinegnomie]

2. only 2.5 hours to reach a verdict

damages of 5 mil

[barbtries]

14. they probably spent most of the time

apportioning the damages.

i'm full of glee right now.

however been watching coverage from nbc and cbs and other stations and honestly they try just about every they can think of to give this rapist the benefit of the doubt. they offer up he's the frontrunner for president. blah blah blah

after the hollywood access tape and all the women who came out publicly saying yes that's exactly what he did to me, who could seriously doubt that he's a serial sexual abuser? gawd he's so disgusting

[yardwork]

3. I've counted $5 million in damages, if I'm counting correctly.

[Chakaconcarne]

7. CNN reporting 3 million

[barbtries]

16. nbc or cbs

i was switching back and forth - said 5 mil

[Rhiannon12866]

57. That's what everything adds up to.

[LudwigPastorius]

4. He'll appeal, because that's "not his type" of jury.

[hamsterjill]

75. Exactly.

He will use the usual stall techniques all the while screaming about the witch hunt.

[LymphocyteLover]

5. BOOM!!!!

[sabbat hunter]

6. now how long

if ever, will it take Trump to actually pay the lawsuit?

[barbtries]

17. he never will

if there's any possible way not to. i hope she follows him to the ends of the earth and never gives him a moment's rest for it.

[bpj62]

68. Lane Myers

You just made my day. Better off Dead is one of my favorite 80s movies. Let's hope E Jean Carroll is just like the paper boy and will hound Trump till his dying day.

[barbtries]

71. i love that movie too.

just watched it again within the last year or so. we had to make sure my youngest son's gf now wife saw it. lol

she should be a constant unforgettable thorn in his side. or make him 5 million dollars poorer

[Probatim]

82. Holy Cow!!!

I was just telling my wife about the picnic table scene and she'd never seen this movie. Now I find TWO people who've seen it here!

Hilarious.

[dem4decades]

9. If all the women now come forward that would be really expensive.

[Kali]

10. good

[vlyons]

11. $5 million ain't small potatos.

Hope she has enormous fun spending it.

[Chakaconcarne]

12. Would be great if this was enough to cancel the town hall....

[agingdem]

26. No..don't cancel it!

I want to hear that deranged sexual deviant bloviate how he was barred from testifying...I have no doubt Kaitlin Collins, a former writer for Tucker Carlson's Daily Caller, will wrap each softball question in a down blanket, prompting him when his malignant psychopathy oozes out...

[BigmanPigman]

65. That's a great description.

[sheilahi]

28. No, don't cancel.

No, don't cancel. I want to hear how many times "witch hunt" can be used in one hour.

[pandr32]

38. If not canceled we need to boycott it.

If few people tune in CNN might get a clue. Curiosity counts to tRump's advantage, so we must boycott.

[Ferrets are Cool]

55. I, sadly, predict that it will be the biggest ratings hit of the season for CNN.

[pandr32]

70. CNN is banking on it.

tRump wins, too.

[tavernier]

79. Not only will I not watch it,

I’m not even interested enough to check into DU that night to hear second hand what happened.

I just can’t anymore see anything new or interesting about that big blowhard.

[pandr32]

84. I get that, and feel the same.

[ismnotwasm]

13. Hahahahahaha! Good

Wish it was 5 billion, but I’ll take it

[Warpy]

15. About what I expected, that they'd stop short of rape

even though that is what most likely occurred. No rape kit or other forensic evidence, reasonable doubt. It shouldn't be that way, but it is.

Now to assess damages for a lifetime of PTSD and "ick" whenever she needed something Bergdorf's sold or saw his piggy face on the news.

This shows he's vulnerable. Even if it's only a scratch, it still puts some blood in the water.

[CTyankee]

42. I thought she had his DNA from her underwear. Am I right on that?

[Warpy]

49. I thought it was supposed to be on her dress

It's what his legal team blathered about until the judge shut them down.

[Jarqui]

62. She testified that she couldn't tell if he penetrated her or not

Backs up Stormy's account that he has a small dick ...

In many respects, that is a better outcome than nailing him for rape.

[yardwork]

69. The decision had nothing to do with reasonable doubt.

The definition of rape in New York State, per the judge's instructions, requires that Trump inserted his penis into Carroll's vagina. She testified that she wasn't sure that occurred. Hence, the decision.

Trump was found liable of sexual abuse. He didn't get off.

[durablend]

18. Sounds like time for another rally to pay for it

Or ten

[Omnipresent]

25. Tfg only intends to use the money he grifts from his supporters to pay her.

[angrychair]

19. Can he appeal

Like all the way to SCOTUS?

[ananda]

20. Okeydokey. Hit him in the pocketbook!

!!!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

21. Headline on Fox (and Trump's TS posts) will be ...

CARROLL LIED!!! TRUMP NOT GUILTY OF RAPING CARROLL!!!11!

I'm happy, but this is not quite the victory I was hoping for.

[TheRickles]

27. It'll be interesting to see how (if?) Fox actually covers this story.

[Dorn]

30. Foxnews Headline 3:45pm ' Country music star Morgan Wallen cancels weeks of shows after devastating'

[oldsoftie]

34. Its there under "breaking news"; "NY jury finds T sexually abused EJC in civil suit"

[yonder]

32. Which would go to show how they can't get it right because

tRump was not charged with rape.

[former9thward]

41. She alleged rape in her suit.

And testimony. it certainly was part of the case.

[yonder]

43. Agreed, those allegations certainly were.

[VGNonly]

22. The ketchup will be flowing!

Wonder if he's in NY or at his underground lair in FL?

[Bayard]

23. BIG Woot!!

Now, is there anything about this that would not allow him to run for president? Other than proving he's a complete and total jerk?

[AdamGG]

58. No, it's a civil suit and his cultists just think he's being persecuted

MAGATs believe that the election was stolen from Trump and that the "patriotic protest" on Jan 6th was justified. This verdict is no problem for them to digest, given what they already accept.

[deurbano]

24. According to Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady), one of the jurors was a right winger, which

makes this verdict even sweeter.

Her Tweet:

One of the jurors is a Tim Pool devotee, according to MSNBC. (This came out during voir dire.)

The jury was unanimous.

That means a right winger voted to hold Trump liable for sexual assault. That's pretty huge.

[TheRickles]

37. I wonder why this juror wasn't challenged right at the start, if this info was known.

No matter, but interesting in retrospect (and looking forward).

[deurbano]

44. I was surprised, too, but maybe they were able to determine the juror still showed some signs of

cognitive life? (Not the average right winger..)

[Major Nikon]

74. He's on the Access Hollywood tape confessing

It's not as if anyone with one single shred of integrity could decide any other way.

[yonder]

29. Ketchup party!

[bluestarone]

31. I hope INTEREST is added, if he appeals.

Also wonder about lawyer fees?

[kimbutgar]

33. He'll appeal and won't pay a dime that's his MO

He will declare bankruptcy as more of these lawsuits go against him. And then portray himself as a victim.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. Alex Jones has been trying that tactic

and so far is failing.

[kimbutgar]

39. I really hope I'm wrong and the orange maggot has to pay up

But it’s like he’s invincible and it’s gross!

[BumRushDaShow]

45. Over 50 years of a teflon shield

I think a lot of it early on was because he was considered "good for New York City" in terms of publicity.

[Warpy]

36. I just hope the appellate judge dislikes him as much as we do

otherwise, it could be reduced to peanuts.

Still, there is now some blood in the water. He's never going to have any peace for the rest of his rotten life.

[TheRickles]

40. Can this be appealed up the line to the Supreme Court?

Same question for all the other charges pending against Trump. Is the SC his unbeatable trump card? Or should I say "Get out of jail free" card.

[Warpy]

47. I'm sure he'll try

but I can't remember a case where the USSC stepped in to reduce or abolish a cash judgment for defamation.

IANAL, maybe some DU lawyers would know better.

[malthaussen]

52. I don't think the USSC is his trump card.

In fact, they've ruled against him, and Republicans, frequently.

You must remember, the people on the Court are set for life. They don't owe anybody anything. The people who put them there may think they're owed something, but their leverage approaches zero.

The people on the USSC have an agenda, and that agenda does not include making everything all better for Donald Trump. Or even the GOP in general. Only insofar as the case is somehow important to that agenda -- which this one is not -- will they intervene. Mr Trump's best hope is to find a court in the process of appeals short of the USSC which he can influence.

-- Mal

[Cha]

46. Excellent.. for one thing she lost her job

bc of her bringing suit to hold him Accountable.

Link to tweet

TY!

[BumRushDaShow]

48. Wow

this - is different for you!

[Cha]

51. Yeah, I'm happy.. I just read

that someone here was diagnosed with Covid yesterday and this news has healed her! lol

Feeling pretty good myself!

[BumRushDaShow]

54. Oh wow.

Glad to hear of that this has helped to take the edge off that nasty virus for that DUer!

I know there will be lots of going on!

[Kennah]

50. Please, please, please pay it with campaign funds

[emulatorloo]

53. ...

[RevBrotherThomas]

56. Now we just need CRIMINALLY liability

[AdamGG]

59. Think of how many times Dump must have done this to other women

Jean Carroll was young, but Trump lured her in then pinned her to the wall and whisked down her tights and was raping her within just a moment. Imagine how much practice he had to be doing that so routinely and how many times this entitled sociopath must have done the same thing to other women over the last 50 years.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

80. Young? WTF?

The assault happened in the mid-90s. She's now 79, so she had to be in her mid-to-late 40s when it happened--i.e., a grown woman.

Age doesn't make an assault better or worse.

[The Grand Illuminist]

60. She won't see one dime of it.

With the red tape of appeals.

[Hortensis]

81. In the normal course for years at best. Wonder if running for president

could affect that, but best guess he'll deny, deny, deny to the end for those who need to believe that.

But not claiming "erection denial."

(Saw that on another thread.)

[Turbineguy]

61. He'll grift his rubes.

[onetexan]

63. Now i'm awaiting for all the other women he sexually assaulted to start their cases. He's vulnerable

at this point and not above the law given this case. Muster up the courage ladies and nail the bastard. This will hurt his reelection chances if the DoJ, NYAG & Fani Willis don't get him first.

[aggiesal]

64. Trump supporte, it's time to check your email boxes, Donald needs $5 million ...

by midnight tonight to fight the woke Manhattan jury.

Link to tweet

[electric_blue68]

66. Hell Yeah! LIABLE! Hopefully she will get the $. But it's On Record Now. Finally a consequence

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The news first showed up on my FB feed as an Occupy Democrats post just a while ago.

So naturally I had to celebrate here. 👍😄
Especially as an NYC'r watching that smug, entitled face!

OK, I corrected to the proper term but in My mind he's:

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[housecat]

67. Sweet

[They_Live]

72. Plus attorney fees

if I am thinking correctly.

[Demnation]

73. Not one more word from R's on Bill and Monica. Also, $5M is peanuts for TFG, but he's GUILTY!!!

[IronLionZion]

76. Love the guilty verdicts, but keep hoping for some prison time

maybe on one of the many other crimes he's committed.

[liberalmediaaddict]

77. Something finally sticks to Teflon Don

His poll numbers and fundraising with the MAGA base will probably go up but this should make him sweat a bit.

[Blue Owl]

78. Suck it Donny you fat piece of shit

[OneCrazyDiamond]

83. Those poor MAGA donors. nt