01/27/2024

Trump Ordered to Pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 Million in Defamation Verdict

The penalty doubled as a remarkable denunciation of his rhetoric

A civil jury on Friday ordered Donald Trump to pay the writer E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million for defaming her, a hefty financial penalty that doubled as a remarkable denunciation of his rhetoric.

The federal court jury's verdict delivered a stinging courtroom loss to the former president as he closes in on another Republican presidential nomination. At the same time, it illustrated the degree to which Trump's year could be defined as much by courtrooms as the campaign trail.

Trump is facing a tangled web of potential financial and legal jeopardy, including four criminal cases and a civil fraud case that could also end with a monetary penalty.

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