Donald Trump loses appeal against E Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict

Federal appeals court upholds $5m sexual assault and defamation verdict in setback for president-elect

A federal appeals court has upheld the $5m verdict against Donald Trump for sexually abusing and defaming the magazine writer E Jean Carroll, dealing a legal setback to the president-elect.

The three-judge panel at the second US circuit court of appeals in Manhattan rejected Trump's arguments for a new trial, ruling that evidence including testimony from other accusers - as well as the infamous Access Hollywood tape that captured him boasting about how it was normal for him to grab [women] by the pussy" - was properly admitted.