The payment covers damages awarded by a jury that found Trump sexually assaulted and defamed the writer
Trump pays $5.6 million to E. Jean Carroll in sex abuse and defamation case
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NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump has paid US$5.6 million (S$7.2 million) to writer E. Jean Carroll after a civil jury found he sexually assaulted and defamed her, a court filing showed on July 14. “Three years ago, a unanimous nine-person jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll,” Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement. “Today, we are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment the jury awarded her as a result of that verdict,” she added. The jury found Trump attacked Carroll in 1996 in a New York luxury department store dressing room and defamed her after she told the story publicly in a memoir in 2019, during his first term as president. Trump claimed she was “totally lying” and " not my type " in a 2019 interview.
Furthermore, The payment — representing the $5 million jury award, plus interest — was made Monday from an account where it had been hero in escrow since the 2023 verdict, according to court records. According to the digital file of the case, Carroll has received an amount of 5.6 million corresponding to the compensation plus interest, which was in a bank account controlled by the judicial system pending authorization for its transfer. "Three years ago, a jury of nine people unanimously declared President Trump responsible for sexual assault and defamation of E. Jean Carroll.
In addition, Trump pays US$5.6mil to writer over sex assault, defamation case. With an incomparable network of journalists in 151 countries, AFP is also a world leader in digital verification. Trump compensates $5 million to writer for sexual assault and defamation.
Moreover, In a separate defamation case in New York, Trump was ordered to pay US$83.3 million to Carroll.
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NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump has paid US$5.6 million (S$7.2 million) to writer E. Jean Carroll after a civil jury found he sexually assaulted and defamed her, a court filing showed on July 14. “Three years ago, a unanimous nine-person jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll,” Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement. “Today, we are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment the jury awarded her as a result of that verdict,” she added.
reliability moderate2/3 sourcesThe jury found Trump attacked Carroll in 1996 in a New York luxury department store dressing room and defamed her after she told the story publicly in a memoir in 2019, during his first term as president.
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Trump claimed she was “totally lying” and " not my type " in a 2019 interview.
according to The Boston GlobeThe payment — representing the $5 million jury award, plus interest — was made Monday from an account where it had been hero in escrow since the 2023 verdict, according to court records.
according to The Boston GlobeAccording to the digital file of the case, Carroll has received an amount of 5.6 million corresponding to the compensation plus interest, which was in a bank account controlled by the judicial system pending authorization for its transfer.
according to El Universal"Three years ago, a jury of nine people unanimously declared President Trump responsible for sexual assault and defamation of E. Jean Carroll.
according to El UniversalTrump pays US$5.6mil to writer over sex assault, defamation case.
according to New Straits TimesWith an incomparable network of journalists in 151 countries, AFP is also a world leader in digital verification.
according to La Nación (CR) — PortadaTrump compensates $5 million to writer for sexual assault and defamation.
according to La Nación (CR) — PortadaIn a separate defamation case in New York, Trump was ordered to pay US$83.3 million to Carroll.
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