Source: US News & World Report
“A federal appeals court on Monday refused to throw out an $83.3 million jury verdict against U.S. President Donald Trump for damaging the reputation of the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 when he denied her rape claim. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected Trump’s argument that the January 2024 verdict should be overturned because he deserved presidential immunity from Carroll’s lawsuit. The same court on June 13 upheld Carroll’s separate $5 million jury verdict against Trump in May 2023 for a similar defamation and for sexual assault. … Trump argued that the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 2024 decision providing him with substantial criminal immunity shielded him from liability in Carroll’s civil case. He also said he spoke about Carroll in 2019 in his capacity as president, and that failing to immunize him could undermine the independence of the Executive Branch.” (09/08/25)