Trump ordered to pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m for defamation – dwell

The former president returned to federal courtroom in Manhattan on Friday morning after briefly testifying in his defence on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, on his Truth Social, he has continued to attack the previous Elle journal columnist with extra doubtlessly defamatory statements.

In her closing assertion, Ms Carroll’s legal professional Roberta Kaplan advised jurors that the previous president “acts as if these rules of law just don’t apply to him”.

The nine-member jury awarded Ms Carroll $65m in punitive damages along with greater than $18m in compensatory damages after he was beforehand discovered answerable for sexual abuse after which smeared her sexual assault allegations as a lie, which fuelled abusive messages and loss of life threats in opposition to her.

A verdict was delivered on Friday after roughly three hours of deliberation following a contentious two-week civil trial in a federal courtroom in Manhattan, the place Mr Trump’s attorneys aggressively argued in opposition to Ms Carroll’s case whereas the previous president repeatedly attacked and doubtlessly defamed her in press conferences and in dozens of posts on his Truth Social.

“Enough said…Grab your shirt here!” Ms Haley mentioned in a publish on X, together with a hyperlink to purchase a T-shirt.

Truly, a query everybody desires the reply to…

This is a good victory for each lady who stands up when she’s been knocked down, and an enormous defeat for each bully who has tried to maintain a lady down.

This win is due to Robbie Kaplan and her dazzling group at Kaplan Hecker & Fink.

Robbie Kaplan, legal professional for E Jean Carroll

Today’s verdict proves that the legislation applies to everybody in our nation, even the wealthy, even the well-known, even former presidents. There is a strategy to stand as much as somebody like Donald Trump who cares extra about wealth, fame, and energy than respecting the legislation. Standing as much as a bully takes braveness and bravado; it takes somebody like E Jean Carroll. We thank the jury for standing up for E Jean and the rule of legislation.

Fox News host Bill Hemmer advised the previous UN ambassador and South Carolina governor, “You went on to say there a moment ago that he was ‘totally unhinged’ … Coming out of New Hampshire, he won 74 per cent of Republicans. To date, 109 counties have voted and you’ve won two, and one of those by a single vote. When do you start winning Republicans?”

Ms Haley mentioned that she “will win Republicans”.

“But guess who else I win? I win moderates. And I win independents, which he does not. That is why he lost in 2018. That’s why he lost in 2020. That’s why he lost in 2022. And that’s why in every poll, you see, he loses to Joe Biden, and I win,” she argued.

Republican lawmakers who have gotten behind Donald Trump‘s call to reject a bipartisan border deal sparked outrage on both sides of the aisle.

The one-term president privately directed some Republican senators to avoid making a bipartisan compromise over the US southern border, denying Joe Biden a campaign win, an anonymous source told HuffPost.

“Trump wants to kill it because he doesn’t need Biden to have a victory,” the supply mentioned. “He told them he will fix the border when he is president… He said he only wants the perfect deal.”

Kelly Rissman has the story:

Donald Trump reacted on Truth Social and made a false, baseless allegation in opposition to President Joe Biden:

Absolutely ridiculous! I absolutely disagree with each verdicts, and can be interesting this complete Biden Directed Witch Hunt targeted on me and the Republican Party. Our Legal System is uncontrolled, and getting used as a Political Weapon. They have taken away all First Amendment Rights. THIS IS NOT AMERICA!

The E Jean Carroll defamation case started earlier than Mr Biden was even the Democratic Party nominee for president.

There is not Justice in America. Our Judicial System is Broken and Unfair!