"A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a civil jury's finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks and public statements against the longtime advice columnist after she accused him of sexual assault. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump's appeal of the defamation award, finding that the "jury's damages awards are fair and reasonable.""
"Trump had argued the damages were unreasonably excessive, particularly a $65 million punitive damage award, and pushed for a new trial in light of the Supreme Court's expansion of presidential immunity. But the appeals court roundly rejected those arguments, writing that Trump's "extraordinary and unprecedented" broadsides against Carroll, 81, justified the steep award. "Given the unique and egregious facts of this case, we conclude that the punitive damages award did not exceed the bounds of reasonableness," the three-judge panel concluded."
A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a civil jury's $83.3 million award against President Donald Trump for defaming E. Jean Carroll. The panel found the jury's damages fair and reasonable and described Trump's conduct as remarkably reprehensible, noting pervasive harassment and death threats directed at Carroll. Trump argued the damages were excessive, especially a $65 million punitive award, and sought a new trial citing expanded presidential immunity, but the appeals court rejected those arguments. Attorneys for Trump did not immediately respond and may appeal to the Supreme Court. Carroll's lawyer Roberta Kaplan welcomed the decision.
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