Trump requests reduced damages or new trial in E Jean Carroll case
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6C424)
Lawyers seek cut to $5m penalty for sexual abuse and defamation and say if judge does not agree he should permit a new trial
Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal court in New York to slash the penalty awarded against him in the sexual assault and defamation civil case won by writer E Jean Carroll from $5m down to $1m - or grant him a new trial.
A jury last month found the former US president liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer and awarded her $5m in damages.
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