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Trump fails to overturn $5m damages award to E Jean Carroll for defamation (www.theguardian.com)

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Donald Trump has lost his latest legal attempt to challenge the $5m in damages awarded against him for defaming E Jean Carroll, the New York writer who a jury found was sexually abused by the president in the 1990s, before he embarked on his political career.

A US appeals court in New York City on Friday denied Trump’s request to reconsider its decision in December to uphold the jury’s award of $5m to Carroll. The court was divided in its opinion, with two Trump-appointed judges, Steven Menashi and Michael Park, dissenting.

Carroll, a former magazine columnist, accused Trump of attacking her around 1996 in a department store dressing room in Manhattan. In 2023, a civil jury trial concluded that Trump did sexually abuse her and then defamed her in 2022 when he denied the allegations as a hoax and said that Carroll was “not my type”.

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And when he just doesn't pay?

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

The judge starts looking at property he owns in New York. They'll find something worth $5-10m. They'll seize it, sell it, give her the $5m, and hand the remainder back to Trump.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He's made millions from his private interests. He can afford to pay for running his mouth.

[–] dinren@discuss.online 2 points 4 days ago

Paying isn’t his type.