The verdict comes after a dramatic day in court that included the former president storming out of the courtroom during Carroll's closing argument.

Former President Donald Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in damages for repeatedly defaming her, a jury found Friday.

The nine-person jury began deliberations in federal court in New York at 1:40 p.m. ET and reached a verdict in just under three hours.

  • 0110010001100010@lemmy.world
    25·
    5 months ago

    Erm, Haley is using this for her campaign:

    “Donald Trump wants to be the presumptive Republican nominee and we’re talking about $83 million in damages. We’re not talking about fixing the border. We’re not talking about tackling inflation,” Haley said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “America can do better than Donald Trump and Joe Biden.”

    Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4432630-haley-trump-defamation-verdict-america-can-do-better/

    • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      5 months ago

      She’s not wrong that we can do better.

      She’s just wrong in assuming she is better.

      • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
        7·
        5 months ago

        I mean, I certainly don’t intended to vote for her over Biden, even considering my distaste for Biden, but I would say she is better than Trump from what I’ve seen. She seems more like “regular” republican evil primarily dangerous due to harmful policies, which is still plenty bad to be fair, but I don’t expect we’d be as likely to have her try a coup should she lose an election.

        • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          5 months ago

          I’d take her over Trump for sure.

          But Biden over her, and like, fucking any other Democrat over Biden.

          But this is where we’re at, so I guess I’ll fall in line.