Absolutely Ridiculous - Donald Trump Vows To Appeal Court Ruling On $83Million For Defaming Writer, Jean Carroll

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The $83million verdict came only days after Trump won the New Hampshire primary, cementing his position as the Republican presidential contender.
29% : Trump, who was president at the time, instantly refuted the charges, describing Carroll as a "whack job" and stating he had never met her.
26% : Carroll's attorneys also asked the jury to award $24 million in compensatory damages, saying that should be enough to make Trump stop defaming her client.
21% : " Carroll, a longstanding advice columnist, filed an article for New York magazine in 2019 alleging Trump of sexually assaulting her in a department store changing room in the mid-1990s.
19% : Former United States' President, Donald Trump, has described the ruling given by a federal jury on Friday ordering him to pay $83.3 million in damages for allegedly defaming a popular writer, E. Jean Carroll as "absolute ridiculous.
18% : Carroll filed two defamation cases against Trump in 2019 and 2022, claiming his disparaging remarks destroyed her reputation and subjected her to an ongoing flood of threats.
11% : In the trial to settle Carroll's first action in May 2023, a jury held Trump guilty for defamation and sexual abuse and gave Carroll $5 million. Before the second trial began, the court determined that Carroll was telling the truth about the assault and that Trump's words disputing her accusations were defamatory.

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