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.

      • neidu2@feddit.nl
        2·
        10 months ago

        I present to you the only proof that he’s a billionaire: He said so. That’s valid, right? Right? Guys? Anybody?

        • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          In the instance of the court setting damages, I’m happy to accept the highest valuation Trump has to offer

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
        21·
        10 months ago

        In late stage capitalism, having a billion and owing three billion means you in effect still have a billion.

        It’s not like with normal people who have to subtract debt from assets and actually pay what we owe.

        So yeah, he’s a billionaire in all ways that affect him and will be until he dies, which can’t happen soon enough.