The jury has returned its verdict in author E. Jean Carroll’s defamation and battery trial against former President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, it was revealed the jury found Trump liable for defamation and battery.
However, the jury did not find that Trump raped Carroll.
Carroll was awarded roughly $5 million in damages by the jury.
Breaking verdict: Jury finds that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in civil case
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) May 9, 2023
Carroll accused the former president of raping her in a department store in the 1990s.
NPR noted, “In 2019, then again in 2022, Carroll filed a pair of civil lawsuits over the incident, accusing Trump of defamation and battery, seeking unspecified damages.”
Trump denied Carroll’s allegations against him.
He also said, “I don’t know this woman, have no idea who she is.”
“While I am not supposed to say it, I will. This woman is not my type!” he added.
In his taped deposition, Trump appeared to confuse Carroll with his ex-wife Marla Maples, IJR reported.
His legal team declined to present a defense in the trial.
However, on Tuesday morning, the former president claimed, “Waiting for a jury decision on a False Accusation where I, despite being a current political candidate and leading all others in both parties, am not allowed to speak or defend myself, even as hard nosed reporters scream questions about this case at me.”
“In the meantime, the other side has a book falsely accusing me of Rape, [and] is working with the press. I will therefore not speak until after the trial, but will appeal the Unconstitutional silencing of me, as a candidate, no matter the outcome!” he added.
Trump responded to the verdict on Tuesday, writing on Truth Social, “I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHO THIS WOMAN IS. THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE – A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!”
