Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation
Summary
President Donald Trump has paid over $5 million in damages to E Jean Carroll after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. The payment comes three years after the verdict and follows court orders preventing further delays.Key Facts
- President Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming E Jean Carroll in a civil case.
- Carroll accused Trump of attacking her in a Manhattan store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
- Trump denied the allegations and defamed Carroll on Truth Social in 2022 by denying her claims.
- In 2023, a New York jury awarded Carroll more than $5 million in damages.
- Trump tried to delay the payment to appeal to the Supreme Court, but the court declined to hear the appeal.
- A judge ordered Trump to pay the damages last week, ending the delay.
- Trump’s legal team called the case a "hoax" and claimed it was politically motivated.
- Carroll is a former magazine columnist and is currently 82 years old.
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