E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump.Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty, Ron Sachs - Pool/GettyDonald Trumpmust payE. Jean Carroll$83.3 millionfor making defamatory statements about the writer, a jury determined Friday afternoon.An anonymous federal jury made up of seven men and two women reached the verdict after nearly three hours of deliberations in a civil trial aiming to decide how much money — if any — the former president should give the writer as punishment for disparaging her in 2019 and denying that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.The former president was alreadydeemed liable for sexual abuse and defamationin a separate civil trial last spring and ordered to pay $5 million in damages. This trial focused specifically on his 2019 statements.E. Jean Carroll leaves a courthouse in May 2023 after a federal jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing her.Spencer Platt/GettyCarroll’s legal team argued in court this month that her client should get $24 million in damages both for emotional suffering and to repair her reputation.“Ladies and gentleman, this isn’t a campaign rally. It’s not a press event. It’s a court of law and Miss Carroll’s life,” Carroll’s attorney Shawn Crowley said in closing arguments. “Donald Trump sexually assaulted her. He defamed her. He is not the victim.”Ultimately, the Manhattan jury awarded Carroll $18.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million to repair her reputation, and $7.3 million for the emotional harm Trump’s defamatory statements caused,CNNreports. The remaining $65 million covered punitive damages for allegedly acting maliciously when making the statements.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.After reading the verdict, Judge Lewis Kaplan — a frequent target of Trump’s social media attacks — offered a word of wisdom to the jurors, whose names are not publicly known: “My advice to you is that you never disclose that you were on this jury, and I won’t say anything more about it.“Trump quickly denounced the verdict on Truth Social, calling it “absolutely ridiculous” and saying that he would appeal the decision.
E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump.Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty, Ron Sachs - Pool/Getty
Donald Trumpmust payE. Jean Carroll$83.3 millionfor making defamatory statements about the writer, a jury determined Friday afternoon.An anonymous federal jury made up of seven men and two women reached the verdict after nearly three hours of deliberations in a civil trial aiming to decide how much money — if any — the former president should give the writer as punishment for disparaging her in 2019 and denying that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.The former president was alreadydeemed liable for sexual abuse and defamationin a separate civil trial last spring and ordered to pay $5 million in damages. This trial focused specifically on his 2019 statements.E. Jean Carroll leaves a courthouse in May 2023 after a federal jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing her.Spencer Platt/GettyCarroll’s legal team argued in court this month that her client should get $24 million in damages both for emotional suffering and to repair her reputation.“Ladies and gentleman, this isn’t a campaign rally. It’s not a press event. It’s a court of law and Miss Carroll’s life,” Carroll’s attorney Shawn Crowley said in closing arguments. “Donald Trump sexually assaulted her. He defamed her. He is not the victim.”Ultimately, the Manhattan jury awarded Carroll $18.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million to repair her reputation, and $7.3 million for the emotional harm Trump’s defamatory statements caused,CNNreports. The remaining $65 million covered punitive damages for allegedly acting maliciously when making the statements.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.After reading the verdict, Judge Lewis Kaplan — a frequent target of Trump’s social media attacks — offered a word of wisdom to the jurors, whose names are not publicly known: “My advice to you is that you never disclose that you were on this jury, and I won’t say anything more about it.“Trump quickly denounced the verdict on Truth Social, calling it “absolutely ridiculous” and saying that he would appeal the decision.
Donald Trumpmust payE. Jean Carroll$83.3 millionfor making defamatory statements about the writer, a jury determined Friday afternoon.
An anonymous federal jury made up of seven men and two women reached the verdict after nearly three hours of deliberations in a civil trial aiming to decide how much money — if any — the former president should give the writer as punishment for disparaging her in 2019 and denying that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.
The former president was alreadydeemed liable for sexual abuse and defamationin a separate civil trial last spring and ordered to pay $5 million in damages. This trial focused specifically on his 2019 statements.
E. Jean Carroll leaves a courthouse in May 2023 after a federal jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing her.Spencer Platt/Getty
Spencer Platt/Getty
Carroll’s legal team argued in court this month that her client should get $24 million in damages both for emotional suffering and to repair her reputation.
“Ladies and gentleman, this isn’t a campaign rally. It’s not a press event. It’s a court of law and Miss Carroll’s life,” Carroll’s attorney Shawn Crowley said in closing arguments. “Donald Trump sexually assaulted her. He defamed her. He is not the victim.”
Ultimately, the Manhattan jury awarded Carroll $18.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million to repair her reputation, and $7.3 million for the emotional harm Trump’s defamatory statements caused,CNNreports. The remaining $65 million covered punitive damages for allegedly acting maliciously when making the statements.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer.
After reading the verdict, Judge Lewis Kaplan — a frequent target of Trump’s social media attacks — offered a word of wisdom to the jurors, whose names are not publicly known: “My advice to you is that you never disclose that you were on this jury, and I won’t say anything more about it.”
Trump quickly denounced the verdict on Truth Social, calling it “absolutely ridiculous” and saying that he would appeal the decision.
source: people.com
