Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case, jury says - The Jewish Voice

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

86% : "I would love it," Trump said.
57% : Testifying at his civil fraud trial last November, Trump boasted, "I have very little debt, and I have a lot of cash.
48% : "She noted that Trump had boasted of at least $14 billion in assets and that his brand alone is worth $10 billion."Donald Trump is prepared to use his wealth and power to defame people whenever he wants," she said.
48% : "Trump shook his head vigorously as Kaplan spoke early in her summation, then suddenly stood and walked out, taking Secret Service agents with him.
46% : Earlier in the trial, Trump tested the judge's tolerance.
45% : "Trump had attended the trial earlier in the day, but stormed out of the courtroom during closing arguments by Carroll's attorney.
45% : That is the law," Kaplan said shortly before Trump testified.
40% : The award, coupled with a $5 million sexual assault and defamation verdict last year from another jury in a case brought by Carroll, raised to $88.3 million what Trump must pay her.
38% : "While Donald Trump may not care about the law, while he certainly doesn't care about the truth, he does care about money," the lawyer said.Big punitive damages, she told jurors, was the only way "to give Ms. Carroll a chance at a normal life again where she is not regularly bullied and humiliated by one of the most powerful men on the planet.
37% : Trump is also awaiting a verdict in a New York civil fraud trial, where state lawyers are seeking the return of $370 million in what they say were ill-gotten gains from loans and deals made using financial statements that exaggerated his wealth.
35% : It was the second time in nine months that a civil jury returned a verdict related to Carroll's claim that a flirtatious, chance encounter with Trump in 1996 at Bergdorf Goodman's Fifth Avenue store ended violently.
30% : It found Trump not liable for rape, but responsible for sexually abusing Carroll and then defaming her by claiming she made it up.
29% : "Trump skipped the first Carroll trial.
27% : "The judge ordered the jury to disregard the "false accusation" comment and everything Trump said after "No" to the last question.
19% : With the Carroll civil case behind him, Trump still faces 91 criminal charges in four indictments accusing him of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election, mishandling classified documents and arranging payoffs to a porn star.
17% : She said Trump slammed her against a dressing room wall, pulled down her tights and forced himself on her.
16% : Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M"Absolutely ridiculous!"
15% : Trump's lawyer, Habba, told jurors that Carroll had been enriched by her accusations against Trump and achieved fame she had craved.
15% : After he swore to tell the truth, Trump was asked if he stood by a deposition in which he called Carroll a "liar" and a "whack job."
14% : Donald Trump is facing four criminal indictments, and a civil lawsuit.
13% : Later that day, Trump told a news conference Kaplan was a "nasty judge."
8% : When Trump finally testified, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan gave him little room to maneuver after saying Trump was not permitted to revive issues settled in the first trial.
6% : Kaplan urged jurors to punish Trump enough that he would stop a steady stream of public statements smearing Carroll as a liar and a "whack job.

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