'Absolute lightning speed': Legal expert breaks down verdict in Trump civil rape trial
Donald Trump, the ex-president who is currently the leading Republican Party candidate for president, is liable in the civil case brought by journalist E. Jean Carroll accusing him of rape, battery, and defamation. The jury returned a verdict in under three hours.
The jury declared that Carroll did not conclusively prove Trump raped Carroll, but concluded he sexually abused her, harmed her and her reputation.
Attorney Harry Litman breaks down the jury’s verdict:
“5 million damages – 2 for assault and 3 for defamation— and might be more in punitive,” he says on Twitter. “Found sexual assault not rape but that’s not significant. They found what she alleged. Also liable for defamation. So she wins both, and again in absolute lightning speed.”
Former US Attorney Joyce Vance adds: “Jury finds Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll, by a preponderance of the evidence & awards her $5 million damages. Trump never appeared in court to refute her charge.”
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