Donald Trump on Thursday requested for a brand-new trial in a civil case brought by author E Jean Carroll, in which a jury last month discovered the previous United States president responsible for sexually abusing and maligning the author and granted her $5m in damages. In a filing in Manhattan federal court, Trump’s attorneys stated the jury’s $2m award for the sexual assault part of the decision was “extreme” due to the fact that the jury had actually discovered that Carroll was not raped, which the conduct Carroll declared did not trigger any identified psychological injury. They likewise stated the $2.7 m award for the disparagement claim was “based upon pure speculation”. A legal representative for Carroll had no instant remark. Carroll’s suit, submitted in 2022, stated Trump raped her in a dressing space at the Bergdorf Goodman outlet store in New York in the mid-1990s, and disparaged her by rejecting it occurred. The legal tussles in between Trump and Carroll have actually grown complex. On 9 May, a jury discovered Trump had sexually mistreated Carroll. Simply a day after the choice, Trump made disparaging remarks about her throughout a telecasted CNN town hall. Those remarks ultimately triggered Carroll to return to court to require “extremely significant” extra damages from Trump. A modified suit looking for an extra $10m in countervailing damages– and more in compensatory damages– was then submitted in Manhattan by attorneys for Carroll. Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, informed the New York Times that Trump’s CNN remarks had actually made a “a mockery of the jury decision and our justice system” if he was permitted to duplicate such defamatory declarations. Reuters added to this report
Trump legal representatives ask for brand-new trial in E Jean Carroll sexual assault case
