On Friday, Judge Lewis Kaplan, a Clinton appointee, read the decision by the jury in favor of E. Jean Carroll against former President Donald Trump.
The jury finds the GOP leader guilty of defamation against his accuser E. Jean Carroll, who has some controversial views about rape and fantasies based on her posts on X.
The nine-person jury ordered Trump to pay Carroll $7.1 million for compensatory damages, $11 million more, and $65 million for alleged punitive damages. Carroll initially demanded $7 million to $12 million.
The decision is intriguing after Caroll was exposed to be lying in her statements on the events when the “rape” had occurred, the coatdress that she wore, and her confirmation that she wasn’t doing very well financially.
The writer initially claimed the “rape” occurred either in 1994, then changed her statement to be “in the fall of 1995” or “spring of 1996.”
She could not remember the specifics.
Carroll also claims to wear a Donna Karan coat dress and high heels when she was “raped,” and even told the jury that it remained “unworn and unlaundered since that evening.” However, she failed to present the clothes for DNA testing.
However, much to her disappointment, the coatdress was not produced in 1994, not even in 1995.
Multiple men were also accused by Carroll of “sexual assault” throughout her life, including Les Moonves, Chief Executive of CBS.
Moonves denied the accusations.
In fact, in 2012, before her 2019 legal charges against the former president, she posted on Facebook, “Would you have sex with Donald Trump for $17,000?”
And goes on to suggest a scenario that one “can close their eyes,” and Trump will not be allowed to speak.
For someone who claims to be a victim of the same man, writing such a post is quite bizarre.
However, the judge refused these materials of evidence to be heard, thus resulting in a nearly $85 million decision by the jury, adding to the $5.5 million decision by the Manhattan jury for her first case.
Another point in question is the person funding her litigation against Trump.
Despite denying it during her deposition, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was later revealed to be paying for her legal proceedings.
Coincidentally, Hoffman was also funding Trump’s lone rival, Nikki Haley, who sought to defeat the MAGA leader for the Republican nomination.
Worse, Carroll’s appointed reputation expert Ashlee Humphreys, admitted during a cross-examination to lack a “real-world” expertise in reputation repair. Furthermore, she has long been a liberal supporter and even made numerous donations to various Democrat-led groups.
Carroll also said that she had deleted all the death threats she claimed to have received. She also revealed that she illegally owns a firearm in New York state.
In the defendant’s fence, Trump was barely allowed to speak and even threatened to be thrown out of court. The judge also refused new evidence and new testimony.
Just as Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba said, “We are seeing a violation of our justice system. You are not allowed to be stripped of every defense that you have.”
Trump also slammed the decision and wrote on Truth Social: “Absolutely ridiculous! I fully disagree with both verdicts and will be appealing this whole Biden-directed witch hunt focused on me and the Republican party. Our legal system is out of control and being used as a political weapon. They have taken away all first amendment rights. THIS IS NOT AMERICA!”
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