Appeals court upholds $83 million judgment against Trump in Carroll case
A jury's conclusion that President Trump should pay E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in damages for defamation was "fair and reasonable," a federal appeals panel ruled.
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Court upholds E. Jean Carroll's judgement
An appeals court upheld a judgment against President Trump, requiring him to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamation.
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Trump loses appeal in E. Jean Carroll case
President-elect Donald Trump has lost a bid to overturn a $5 million dollar verdict against him for sexual abuse and defamation. A federal appeals court upheld the damages awarded to E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room about 30 years ago.
Trump loses appeal of sexual abuse verdict
An appeals court on Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump's bid to overturn a jury's verdict that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The decision stems from a lawsuit by writer E. Jean Carroll and upholds the $5 million award granted to her. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
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Trump says he will appeal defamation verdict
Former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages in a defamation trial. The decision by a New York City jury comes less than a year after Carroll won $5 million in her sexual abuse and defamation trial against Trump. On social media, Trump said the legal system was being used as a political weapon, and attorney said they would appeal. CBS News' Errol Barnett has more.
Trump found liable for $83.3 million in E. Jean Carroll trial
The jury in former President Donald Trump's federal defamation damages trial reached a verdict in the case Friday, ruling that Trump must pay $83.3 million in damages for defamatory comments he made about writer E. Jean Carroll's sexual abuse claims. CBS News' Errol Barnett reports. Joseph Tully, a criminal defense attorney, joins CBS News with his take on the verdict.
Trump must pay $83.3 million for defaming E. Jean Carroll, jury says
Former President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million in damages for defamatory statements denying he sexually assaulted the writer E. Jean Carroll.
Trump ordered to pay $83.3 million for defamation
A federal New York jury deliberated for fewer than three hours Friday before ordering former President Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll for defamatory statements he made about her in 2019. A previous jury last year had already found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation of Carroll. Errol Barnett has the latest.
Trump campaign reacts to $80M+ damages ruling
A Manhattan jury on Friday ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her. CBS News politics reporter Zak Hudak examines the potential political fallout from the decision.
Jury orders Trump to pay $80M+ in damages
A New York jury ruled Friday that former President Donald Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in a defamation lawsuit against him. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman and Errol Barnett break down the verdict.
Trump defamation trial jury deliberating
The jury in former President Donald Trump's defamation damages trial in New York is now deliberating. Jury members will determine how much, if any, Trump will have to pay writer E. Jean Carroll for defamatory statements he made after she accused him of sexual assault. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
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