Judge rules against Trump in E. Jean Carroll case.
A Federal Judge Denies Trump’s Request for New Trial in E. Jean Carroll Case
A federal judge in New York delivered some bad news to Donald Trump’s legal team on Wednesday.
According to reports, Trump’s request for a new trial regarding the E. Jean Carroll civil suit has been denied.
Carroll, a journalist, accused the former president of raping and defaming her.
In May, a New York jury didn’t find Trump guilty of rape but did find him guilty of sexual abuse.
He was subsequently ordered to pay Carroll $5 million. Included in the total sum was $2 million for compensatory damages and $1.7 for reputational damages.
According to ABC News, Trump sought a retrial after the May verdict but was denied Wednesday by Judge Lewis Kaplan.
Trump Denies Accusation and Reacts to Ruling
“I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHO THIS WOMAN IS. THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE – A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!” Trump wrote.
“VERY UNFAIR TRIAL!” Trump added in another post.
In its bid for a new trial,
“The Court should order a new trial on damages or grant remittitur because contrary to Plaintiff’s claim of rape, the Jury found that she was not raped but was sexually abused by Defendant during the 1995/1996 Bergdorf Goodman incident,” Trump’s attorneys argued, per ABC News.
