Why Trump is facing a 2nd civil defamation case filed by E. Jean Carroll
Writer E. Jean Carroll is seeking $10 million US in compensatory damages and millions more in punitive damages in a defamation claim against former U.S. president Donald Trump. Here's what you need to know about the case.
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![FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks after exiting the courtroom for a break at New York Supreme Court, Dec. 7, 2023, in New York. Lawyers for Trump say he may testify at a mid-January trial set to decide how much he owes columnist E. Jean Carroll for defaming her after she said he sexually abused her three decades ago in a Manhattan department store. The lawyers filed papers in Manhattan federal court late Thursday, Dec. 29, 2023, to request that Trump's October 2022 deposition transcript in the case not be shown to the jury because Trump has been named as a witness likely to testify at the trial. A clean-shaved man in a suit and tie gestures while speaking as a man and woman look on in the background.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7085120.1705419648!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/trump-columnist-lawsuit.jpg)
Writer E. Jean Carroll is seeking $10 million US in compensatory damages and millions more in punitive damages in a defamation claim against former U.S. president Donald Trump. Here's what you need to know about the case.