São Paulo Former US President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3 million in compensation to journalist Elizabeth Jean Carroll for defaming her after she accused him of sexual abuse. The decision comes from a federal court in Manhattan and was made on Friday (26). According to Portal, Trump is expected to appeal.
The Republican had already been ordered to pay $5 million to the journalist in May in a separate trial in which he was found guilty of sexual abuse, although the jury concluded there was no rape.
Now Friday's decision set $18.3 million in damages for defamatory statements and $65 million in damages for “malicious” actions. Trump was accused of using his influence while still in the White House to attack supporters and incite them to persecute Jean Carroll. The prosecution lawyer showed threats from Trumpists on social media.
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Carroll is a former Elle magazine columnist and filed a civil lawsuit against Trump in November 2022. According to her, the Republican politician sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a luxury department store in Manhattan between late 1995 and early 1996.
The journalist reported on the case in the book “What do we need men for?” (“Why do we need men?”), published in 2019.
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Donald Trump is effectively the Republican Party's nominee for the November presidential election. After winning the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries, he has 32 delegates to Nikki Haley's 17. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis withdrew his candidacy on the 21st and declared his support for Trump.
However, there are other lawsuits looming against Trump, such as for supporting the invasion of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. In addition, he is ineligible to vote in two states, Colorado and Maine, due to voter fraud allegations, and his future depends on the Supreme Court. Cut.