Fresh off his runaway win in the nation’s first 2024 presidential nominating contest, the next phase of former President Trump’s courtroom chronicles will begin Tuesday as a jury convenes to determine how much Trump must pay for defaming a longtime advice columnist.

Last year, a jury concluded Trump sexually abused the columnist, E. Jean Carroll, in the mid-1990s at a New York City department store and later defamed her, awarding Carroll $5 million. Trump vehemently denies her claims.

Now, Carroll is taking Trump to civil trial again. This time, she seeks at least $10 million in damages for Trump’s denials when the former “Elle” columnist first came forward publicly with her claims in 2019.

Trump has already been found liable in the case, so the trial, expected to last upwards of one week, will be held simply to determine how much Trump must pay.

  • @jordanlund
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    349 months ago

    Bonus, they already found him liable, this is just about damages.

      • @jordanlund
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        209 months ago

        Literally instantly. “Judgement $5 million.”

        “She’s a wack job, I don’t even know her!”

        Pro-tip Donnie - you don’t have to know someone to have sexually assaulted them.

        • @[email protected]
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          49 months ago

          Pro-tip Donnie - you don’t have to know someone to have sexually assaulted them.

          See: All of America. Most of us never met the guy, but he sure fucked all of us. Also, half of us didn’t want it and didn’t let him, no matter how rich he is.

  • @TheJims
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    279 months ago

    How do Christian’s reconcile that their messiah is at his second rape trial today?

    • @[email protected]
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      89 months ago

      Well, Jesus has raped. That must be why they endorse it? Wait, you’re telling me that’s not in the Bible? Well, I haven’t read it. Just like them.

  • @LEDZeppelin
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    179 months ago

    $10 says he will brag about Iowa caucus results during this lawsuit.

    • @TheJims
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      269 months ago

      $10 says he defames her again again

      • lettruthout
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        79 months ago

        After that, another $10 says she’ll take him to court again.

        • @TheJims
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          79 months ago

          Nobody knows more about losing defamation cases than Donald Trump believe me

  • @[email protected]
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    119 months ago

    I’m looking forward to the trilogy on this one. After he loses #2 it’ll go right into #3. It shouldn’t be a doubling scale for the penalties, it really should use some kind of exponential.

    • @Kethal
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      109 months ago

      Doubling each time is exponential: y(n) = c * 2^n. Here c is 5 million, and n starts at 0.

  • gregorum
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    9 months ago

    2020 - S05E16 - A Woman Scorned

    Fresh off his runaway win in the nation’s first 2024 presidential nominating contest, the next phase of former President Trump’s courtroom chronicles will begin Tuesday as a jury convenes to determine how much Trump must pay for defaming a longtime advice columnist. Last year, a jury concluded Trump sexually abused the columnist, E. Jean Carroll, in the mid-1990s at a New York City department store and later defamed her, awarding Carroll $5 million. Trump vehemently denies her claims. Now, Carroll is taking Trump to civil trial again. This time, she seeks at least $10 million in damages for Trump’s denials when the former “Elle” columnist first came forward publicly with her claims in 2019. Trump has already been found liable in the case, so the trial, expected to last upwards of one week, will be held simply to determine how much Trump must pay.” - TV-MA, 57 mins

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