Donald Trump ordered to pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m in defamation trial
by Victoria Bekiempis from US news | The Guardian on (#6J5QY)
Ex-president vows to appeal against ruling, which comes less than a year after Carroll won $5m in sexual abuse and defamation trial
A New York City jury awarded $83.3m to E Jean Carroll in her defamation trial against Donald Trump on Friday.
Carroll will receive $18.3m in compensatory damages and $65m in punitive retribution. The former president is paying Carroll compensatory damages of $18.3m - $11m to fund a reputational repair campaign. The $7.3m is for the emotional harm caused by Trump's 2019 public statements. Carroll and her legal team were beaming as they left court in a black SUV. They did not answer questions immediately after court let out.
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