Lawyer urges jury to make Donald Trump pay for 'storm of hate' hurled at writer
Donald Trump stormed out of closing arguments at his defamation trial Friday as a lawyer for writer E. Jean Carroll urged a jury to award at least $24 million in damages for the "storm of hate" caused by the former president.
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![Former U.S. president Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower for Manhattan federal court to attend his defamation trial in New York on January 26, 2024. Lawyers in the trial are expected to give their closing arguments. Writer E. Jean Carroll is seeking more than $10 million in damages for defamation by Trump in a federal court in New York, which has the power only to impose a civil penalty, not a criminal conviction. Former U.S. president Donald Trump is seen leaving entrance of Trump Tower in Manhattan.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7095804.1706285641!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/donald-trump-walking-out-of-trump-tower-in-manhattan.jpg)
Donald Trump stormed out of closing arguments at his defamation trial Friday as a lawyer for writer E. Jean Carroll urged a jury to award at least $24 million in damages for the "storm of hate" caused by the former president.