Jury says Donald Trump must pay $83M US more to writer E. Jean Carroll
A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million US to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former U.S. president Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.
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![Writer E. Jean Carroll waves as she leaves federal court after the verdict in her defamation case against former US president Donald Trump in New York on January 26, 2024. Former US president Donald Trump was ordered January 26 by a New York jury to pay $83 million in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll, whom he publicly insulted and called a liar for alleging that he sexually assaulted her. The jury reached its decision after slightly less than three hours of deliberations. Trump made multiple comments about Carroll while he was president, demeaning her in the wake of her allegation of a 1990s assault. Writer E. Jean Carroll waves when leaving Manhattan federal court on Friday.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7096584.1706307393!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/writer-e-jean-carroll-when-leaving-court-in-wake-of-verdict-in-defamation-trial.jpg)
A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million US to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former U.S. president Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.