Donald Trump is an American writer. Jean Carroll was ordered to pay a total of $83 million in damages. It could destroy the former US president.
Updated from January 27, 3:05 pm: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is using the ruling for her election campaign: “Donald Trump wants to be the Republican nominee and we're talking about $83 million in damages,” Haley wrote on the online site X, earlier on Twitter. “America can do better than Donald Trump and Joe Biden.”
Updated as of January 27, 2 PM: Not only Trump, but also supporters of the former president and his “Make America Great Again” movement (MAGA) took to social media to express their anger over the verdict in the Trump trial against Carroll in New York.
“President Trump was denied a fair trial in New York, where judges are now political activists instead of justice!” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, a Georgia Republican and staunch Trump ally, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) after the ruling.
Updated as of January 27, 10:50 am: Meanwhile, E. Jean Carroll hailed the ruling against Donald Trump as “a great victory for every woman who stands up when pushed down, and a great defeat for every tyrant who tries to put a woman down.”
In the first trial last year, Trump was awarded five million dollars in damages and compensation for sexual assault and defamation of a journalist. Carroll sued Trump twice, which is why there were two lawsuits.
The now 80-year-old has alleged that Trump raped her in 1996 at the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman in New York. The longtime Elle columnist first went public with her allegations in 2019 when Trump was president. Republicans accused Carroll of lying, saying he was not his “type.”
Trump trial against Carroll in New York: Former president talks 'witch hunt'
Updated as of January 27, 9:00 am: The ruling against Donald Trump was celebrated by the former president's opponents, analyzed by legal experts and sharply criticized by the 2024 Republican candidate for the White House and his loyal supporters.
Trump called the ruling “absolutely ridiculous” and said it was part of a “witch hunt” directed by Joe Biden against “me and the Republican Party” — even though the matter was a personal case against Trump.
From his plane, while Carroll's lawyers were speaking, Trump wrote on his social media platform: “Absolutely ridiculous! I strongly disagree with both rulings and will appeal the Biden-driven witch hunt against me and the Republican Party. Our legal system is out of control and being used as a political weapon. They have taken away all of our first amendment rights. This is not America!”
Trump hearing in New York: “A big win for every woman”
Updated as of January 27, 5:15 am: A jury of seven men and two women in a court in New York took about two hours to reach their verdict: Donald Trump acted “with malice” with his comments about Carol, the verdict said. German press agency template.
Carroll's lawyers argued that only a large sum could stop Trump from verbally attacking the teacher. “This is a huge win for every woman who stands up when she's been put down and a huge defeat for every bully who tries to put a woman down,” Carroll said after the decision was announced. Trump described the ruling as “absolutely ridiculous” on the online platform he co-founded, Truth Social. His lawyer, Alina Hubba, announced that she would appeal.
Trump impeachment in New York: Ex-president disrupts trial
Before the second trial began, Judge Louis Kaplan ruled that Trump's later comments were defamatory. The jury must now decide only the amount of damages Trump should pay. The $83.3 million is $7.3 million in compensatory damages, $11 million in compensatory damages for the author's reputation repair program, and $65 million in so-called punitive damages. want
Trump appeared in person several times at the second hearing — unlike the first, in which he didn't even attend — and was noticed in a confusing manner by many of the comments, which is why the judge threatened to recuse him in the meantime. During closing arguments on Friday, Trump unexpectedly left the room temporarily without first asking the judge for permission. Hubba, Trump's lawyer, also clashed with Judge Kaplan several times.
Trump to pay restitution: $83.3 million
First Report: NEW YORK – Former US President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3 million (about 77 million euros) in additional damages in a second defamation trial in New York. It was decided by the jury on Friday, as the US media unanimously reported. American writer E. Jean Carroll sued again.
80-year-old American writer against Trump This is the second civil suit filed by Jean Carroll. This amount is many times more than the ten million dollars Carroll is asking for.
At the conclusion of the first trial in May, a New York jury found that it was proven that Trump assaulted, sexually assaulted, and then defamed Carroll at a luxury New York department store in 1996. The jury awarded the author five million dollars (about 4.65 million euros) in damages.
Before the second trial began, Judge Louis Kaplan ruled that Trump's later comments were defamatory. The jury must now decide only the amount of damages Trump should pay.
How can an 83 million billionaire beat Trump?
Forbes magazine estimates Trump's net worth at $2.6 billion — and yet “only” $83 million in compensation could wipe him out. This is because most of Trump's assets are in real estate. The former president has only a very manageable amount of liquid assets. Two other legal factors make the situation worse for Trump.
First, there is the New York State Attorney's Office, which has significantly overvalued Trump's real estate. Among other things, Trump is said to have received better credit terms from banks. So New York Attorney General Letitia James has charged Trump with fraud in another case. As part of the lawsuit, all assets in New York have been frozen by prosecutors. So Trump is now E. They could not be sold to collect the 83 million owed to Jean Carroll.
Our justice system is out of control and being used as a political weapon. […] This is not America!
Trump intends to appeal the defamation verdict, declaring on his own social network Truth Social immediately after the verdict was announced: “Absolutely ridiculous! I strongly disagree with both rulings, and I oppose this entire witch hunt by Biden against me and the Republican Party. But that may be more difficult for Trump, because the amount of damages required to appeal in New York state must be deposited into an escrow account. So Trump can only appeal if he has 83 million in liquid assets — which is known to be a problem for him.
The verdict in the defamation trial against Jean Carroll may have more far-reaching consequences for Trump than it appears at first glance.
Trump wants to run for president
Trump, 77, is considered the Republican Party's most promising candidate for the presidential election scheduled for November. However, he currently has to face the courts in various cases. Trump often uses court dates as a kind of campaign event. (chel/dpa/AFP)
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