Dec 21 Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit. The former New York City mayor listed nearly $153 million in existing or potential debts. Continue reading
Sep 06 E. Jean Carroll scores another victory after winning a sex abuse and defamation lawsuit against Trump By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Four months after a civil trial jury found Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, a federal judge has ruled still more of the ex-president's comments about her were libelous. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Maui receives $95 million grant to strengthen electrical grid In our news wrap Wednesday, the White House announced a grant of $95 million to strengthen the electrical grid on the island of Maui following the wildfires there, a federal judge ruled Rudy Giuliani defamed two Georgia election workers by… Continue watching
Aug 07 Judge tosses Trump's defamation suit against E. Jean Carroll By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The judge ruled Monday that Trump can't claim that E. Jean Carroll defamed him by continuing to say she was not only sexually abused but raped. She won a $5 million judgment against him in May and is pursuing her… Continue reading
Jul 19 Judge upholds the $5 million verdict against Trump in E. Jean Carroll's sex abuse and defamation case By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said Wednesday the jury's May award of compensatory and punitive damages to writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation in the civil case was reasonable. Continue reading
May 23 E. Jean Carroll adds Trump's post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press E. Jean Carroll is seeking at least $10 million more in a court filing Monday that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made after the verdict. Continue reading
May 09 Jury finds Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation in E. Jean Carroll case By Associated Press A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. Continue reading
May 08 Jury to soon begin deliberating merits of allegations in Trump civil trial By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The jury hearing a columnist's claims that she was raped by Donald Trump in the 1990s is likely to have wide latitude in deciding the merits of the civil allegations against the former president when it begins deliberations as early… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 8:24 Trump faces civil trial in rape and defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan A civil trial is underway over a magazine columnist’s allegation that former President Donald Trump raped her more than two decades ago. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins discussed the lawsuit and accusations with Washington Post reporter Shayna Jacobs. A warning: This… Continue watching
Apr 25 Defamation lawsuit trial against Donald Trump set to get underway By Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press A nearly 30-year-old rape claim against Donald Trump went to trial Tuesday as jurors in the federal civil case heard a former advice columnist’s allegation of being attacked in a luxury department store dressing room. The former president says nothing… Continue reading