Donald Trump verdict: Liable for battery, defamation of E. Jean Carroll

Robert Vice columnist and Gene Carroll smile as they leave federal court in lower Manhattan a while ago defeated former President Donald Trump in a civil suit and a jury quickly concluded that Trump abused and then defamed her this afternoon The jury awarded Carol $5 million in a punitive sentence that the former president now calls a disgrace. Miss Carroll was called back to court this afternoon after jury deliberations lasted less than three hours. She says the plaintiff presented a very compelling case. This is a very quick

verdict

case, particularly when you consider who the defendant is, the jury could easily have agonized over this if it were a closed case.

I think it's a clear sign to them that it wasn't a closed case. The jurors did not support Carol's claim that she had been raped. by Trump in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, but the jury found Trump, 76,

liable

for sexual abuse and defaming Carol after she went public with her allegations differences in severity of the conduct rape is forced sexual intercourse and Sexual abuse is somewhat less than that, but at the end of the day it is still unwanted sexual contact, it doesn't really matter for the purposes of your liability. If he is found responsible for sexual abuse, then he is responsible for assault and that is what the jury found at trial.

The results validate Carol, 79, who is among more than a dozen women who have accused Trump of sexual assault or harassment. Former President Trump is also facing federal charges for mishandling classified documents, attempting to disrupt the 2020 election, and inflaming the 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol and if they proceed and reach a

verdict

like this, then we are talking about a possible prison sentence that is much more serious despite the verdict that Trump sexually abused the then famous Gene Carroll in a statement this afternoon. The spokesperson says they intend to appeal the verdict and will ultimately win over him, although legal experts are struggling to identify what appealable errors may exist.

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