The jury ordered Trump to pay $ 83.3 million writer Gene Carroll as compensation for slander

The jury in the Federal Court of New York made a decision according to which the ex-president of the United States Donald Trump must pay the writer and journalist Elizabeth Jean Carroll more than $ 83 million as compensation for slander.

The amount of compensation included $ 11 million for the damage caused by the writer’s reputation, $ 7.3 million for emotional harm, as well as $ 65 million as penalties.

Trump himself left the courtroom, without waiting for the sentence. On the Truth Social website, he called the verdict "absolutely ridiculous." Trump said that he was planning to appeal, and again called Carroll's lawsuit the witch hunt "under the leadership of Biden, which is directed against me and the Republican Party." He added: “They took away all the rights from me on the first amendment. This is not America! "

This is compensation for slander on social networks, on press conferences and during the Trump election campaign, which Carroll insulted and accused him after she accused him of rape in a store in the mid-nineties. As the journalist wrote in her column, then the billionaire kissed her, pulled the linen and raped her. In May 2023, the jury found Trump guilty of sexualized violence and slander, awarding Carroll $ 5 million, but he continued to accuse Carroll of deceit and insult. The journalist herself also said that she receives constant threats that Trump's supporters sent.

After the publication of the column, Trump said that Carroll is not in his taste. He was shown a photograph in which Carroll communicates with Trump and his wife Ivannaya. Looking at the photo, Trump confused his wife with a journalist.