Former President Trump held liable in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit

It's great to have you with us. I'm Joe Donley and Erica, surgeon. We start with breaking news involving

former

President Donald Trump. A jury found him responsible for sexual abuse and he will have to pay millions. Let's get straight to CBS 2's Andrew. Ramos, who is monitoring The Newsroom developments for us, Andrew, that's right, Joe and Erica, advice columnist, E.G and Carroll, are suing the

former

president

saying he attacked her in the newsroom. addresses of a department store in the mid-1990s. Today a jury ordered Trump to pay as a result of the Now a 79-year-old writer seen here in left-of-center court today after jurors from the eight-day trial They rejected Carroll's claims that she was raped, but found Trump responsible, I must say, for sexual assault and for demeaning Carol after he went public with the jury's allegations. awarded Carol five million dollars, it's important to remember that this was a civil case, not a criminal one and has nothing to do with the political future of Mr.

Trump, but when it comes to a civil case, we are talking about liability and what are possible legal remedies here. money, the former

president

will not be jailed, he will not face any jail time after the verdict, as is often the case, Trump took to social media to react by tweeting. the best witch hunt of all time the former president already promised to appeal the decision live on The Newsroom I'm Angie Ramos CBS 2 News Andrew thank you