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E. Jean Carroll won twice: liable for abuse and defamation

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What actually happened

E. Jean Carroll accused Donald Trump of a 1996 dressing-room sexual assault. After he denied it, she sued under New York's Adult Survivors Act. Juries found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation, awarding her $88.3M in damages.

The receipts

Appeals Court Upholds $83.3 Million Judgment Against Donald Trump In E. Jean Carroll Case
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The Second Circuit rejected both the excessiveness argument and the presidential-immunity argument, leaving the $83.3 million standing. What the judges wrote about the fairness of the damages...

E. Jean Carroll has been paid $5.8 million, three years after Trump sex abuse and defamation verdict
PBS NewsHour / AP

Three years after the verdict, the first judgment finally paid out once the Supreme Court declined to intervene. Why Carroll marked the moment with three words: "The eagle has landed"...

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