The verdict comes after a dramatic day in court that included the former president storming out of the courtroom during Carroll's closing argument.

Former President Donald Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in damages for repeatedly defaming her, a jury found Friday.

The nine-person jury began deliberations in federal court in New York at 1:40 p.m. ET and reached a verdict in just under three hours.

  • @MotoAsh@lemmy.world
    94•1 year ago

    Wow, 3x the money in punitive damage. Imagine how bad it’d be if this country did anything but fine rich people for being evil…

    • @Riccosuave@lemmy.worldOP
      70•1 year ago

      I overshot the damages award in a previous comment I made. I thought it was going to be closer to $150 million, but $83 million is still substantial. Plus there is a strong likelihood E. Jean Carroll and Robbie Kaplan could sue Donald Trump for defamation again for all the things he posted during this trial.

      • andrewEnglish
        32•1 year ago

        I’d just love to see this snowball into an avalanche.

        • @Riccosuave@lemmy.worldOP
          44•1 year ago

          It’s already happening. He’s probably defaming her on Truth Social right now while OD’ing on McDonald’s.

            • ddhEnglish
              9•1 year ago

              I hope it’s draining Republican Party coffers, which it indirectly seems to be

          • RubberDuck
            20•1 year ago

            That’s the beauty, his own sworn evidence that he brought in during the NY trial.
            This is where worlds collide, especially if the NY judge orders the dissolution of the companies in NY, all assets will need to be moved, I bet ms Carrol’s’ lawyers will be standing by the sideline to make sure she gets paid.

              • RubberDuck
                3•1 year ago

                Enlightened Self-interest.

                Funny thing would be that if he now claims he cannot pay, he automatically admits perjury in the other trial.

          • @neidu2@feddit.nl
            11•1 year ago

            I present to you the only proof that he’s a billionaire: He said so. That’s valid, right? Right? Guys? Anybody?

            • ddhEnglish
              8•1 year ago

              In the instance of the court setting damages, I’m happy to accept the highest valuation Trump has to offer

          • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
            2•1 year ago

            In late stage capitalism, having a billion and owing three billion means you in effect still have a billion.

            It’s not like with normal people who have to subtract debt from assets and actually pay what we owe.

            So yeah, he’s a billionaire in all ways that affect him and will be until he dies, which can’t happen soon enough.

    • admiralteal
      36•1 year ago

      Waiting for the SCOTUS to (again) reduce punitive damage limits in order to protect their special boy.

      Historically, they HATE punitive civil damages and look for cases to cut them back. That’s where the current ~4x limit currently exists, which even in the State Farm decision was clearly flagged as toeing the line.

      Just look at how little actual damage Exxon ever paid for the Valdez spill. Or McDonalds for the hot coffee. These punitive damages always have a habit of just evaporating after the headlines. Leaving the victim little better off than before.

    • @mercano@lemmy.world
      21•1 year ago

      It’s a civil case, unfortunately, so jail time was never an option. At the time the incident occurred, there was a five year statute of limitations, so Trump has never been charged criminally in the matter.

      • @MotoAsh@lemmy.world
        19•1 year ago

        There’s something truly gross about a civil case being the only recourse for a heinous crime.