"A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the $83.3 million fine imposed by a lower court on President Donald Trump for defaming writer and journalist E. Jean Carroll in 2019. Carroll had months earlier accused Trump of raping her in a Manhattan department store fitting room in the 1990s, an attack for which the U.S. president was found guilty of sexual assault."
"The attacks, during which he even called Carroll mentally ill, continued after Trump left office in early 2021. The Republican continued them on social media, in press appearances, and even during the trial, held in New York between late 2023 and early 2024, as Trump emerged as the Republican nominee for last November's presidential election. The three judges of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Manhattan, unanimously issued the decision, which was made public this Monday."
"Carroll, 81, sued Trump, 78, in November 2019 for having denied raping her five months earlier. The court ruled in her favor in January 2024. Trump had previously been convicted in May 2023 of sexually assaulting Carroll. The jury then awarded her $5 million, $3 million for defamation. During the trial, the verdict of which has now been confirmed, the prosecution had sought $10 million, a figure later raised to $12 million by a lawyer specializing in damage claims."
A federal appeals court upheld an $83.3 million judgment against President Donald Trump for defaming E. Jean Carroll in 2019. Carroll had accused Trump of raping her in a Manhattan department store fitting room in the 1990s, and Trump was later found guilty of sexual assault. The Second Circuit unanimously rejected the argument that the Supreme Court's 2024 extension of presidential immunity shielded the statements. Many of the defamatory statements occurred after Trump left office and during the 2023–2024 trial and campaign. Carroll sued in November 2019, and multiple damage figures and awards were calculated during litigation and the trial.
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