Second Trump defamation trial brought by E Jean Carroll set for January 2024
by Léonie Chao-Fong and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6C7DA)
The ex-president is being sued for $10m by the New York writer who already was awarded $5m in an earlier trial against Trump
A federal judge has set a date for a second defamation trial brought by E Jean Carroll, the New York writer who last month won a $5m jury verdict against Donald Trump for sexual abuse and defamation.
US district judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said the civil trial, in which Carroll is seeking at least $10m in damages, will begin on 15 January 2024, unless this case has previously been entirely disposed of".
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