Probe on E. Jean Carroll lawsuits funding
The Department of Justice is investigating the outside funding that Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll received for her civil lawsuits against the president. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.
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DOJ probing E. Jean Carroll funding: sources
Sources tell CBS News the Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into a nonprofit with ties to E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexually abusing her and won two lawsuits against him. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more details.
DOJ investigating whether Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll committed perjury
The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into whether author E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in connection with her civil lawsuits against President Trump, sources familiar with the matter said.
DOJ probing outside funding E. Jean Carroll received for Trump civil lawsuits
DOJ is probing a nonprofit run by billionaire Reid Hoffman that funded a portion of E. Jean Carroll's civil litigation against President Trump, several sources said.
Sources: DOJ probing nonprofit in Carroll suit
Sources tell CBS News that the Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into a nonprofit that funded part of E. Jean Carroll's civil litigation against President Trump. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins with analysis.
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.
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.
Appeals court won't rehear Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll case
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Appeals court rejects Trump's challenge of sexual abuse verdict in Carroll case
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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 attends court in appeal of $5 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll case
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argued that a $5 million judgment finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll should be thrown out.
Update on Trump appeal of E. Jean Carroll case
A hearing was held Friday in New York over former President Donald Trump's appeal of the judgment in the E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
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Trump says he'll appeal New York fraud ruling
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Former President Donald Trump is awaiting rulings in multiple court cases. The judge in Trump's civil fraud case said he would try to issue a ruling by Wednesday. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree joins "America Decides" to examine the status of the GOP frontrunner's legal troubles.
Trump's legal battles after defamation case
Donald Trump has said he'll appeal the verdict ordering him to pay more than $83 million to E. Jean Carroll for defamation, but he's going to be busy with a host of other legal cases coming up for trial. CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has more.
E. Jean Carroll on $83 million Trump ruling
E. Jean Carroll, who has twice sued former President Donald Trump and won, joins “CBS Mornings” with her attorney Roberta Kaplan to talk about last week’s historic ruling.
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.
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