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
Jun 08 Trump’s lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5 million to under $1 million By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The lawyers noted in a written submission Thursday that a Manhattan federal court jury last month rejected a rape claim made by the writer, E. Jean Carroll. Continue reading
May 24 Trump’s recent comments complicate his legal team’s ability to contest charges, experts say By Trenton Daniel, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys wince. 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 11 Trump continues insults of rape accuser, pushing election lies during CNN town hall By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump also refused to say whether he wants Ukraine to win the war against Russian aggression and said the U.S. “might as well” default on its debt obligation, despite the potential devastating economic consequences. Continue reading
May 10 Day after sex assault verdict, Trump to face questions at CNN town hall By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Jurors in New York found former President Donald Trump had sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, though they rejected her claim that he raped her. Meanwhile, Trump’s team saw the invitation from CNN as an opportunity to… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 8:15 Breaking down the verdict as jury finds Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman A New York jury found former President Trump liable for sexually abusing columnist E. Jean Carroll in the mid-90s and later defaming her. The nine jurors deliberated for a few hours before delivering their verdict and awarding Carroll $5 million. Continue watching
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 Watch 6:30 Closing arguments made in sexual assault civil case against Trump By Lisa Desjardins The jury has the case in E. Jean Carroll’s civil trial against former President Trump. After two weeks of testimony from Carroll and a handful of other witnesses, lawyers for both sides presented closing arguments Monday as jurors weigh whether… Continue watching