Trump $83 Million Carroll Defamation Verdict Survives Appeal

A US appeals court in Manhattan left intact the $83.3 million penalty against President Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit, rejecting his attempt to overturn the jury’s verdict.

A unanimous decision Monday by the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals found the trial judge handled the case properly and that the damages were reasonable “in light of the extraordinary and egregious facts” of the lawsuit, which was filed after Carroll accused Trump of sexual assault.