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TRUMP - LIABLE in E. Jean Carroll Case [1]
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Date: 2023-05-09
BREAKING
In lightening speed, the jury for the civil battery and defamation case against the former president reached their verdict:
x BREAKING:
Jury finds:
- No, not a preponderance of evidence that Trump raped E. Jean Carroll.
- But yes to battery, that he sexually and physically abused her.
- And yes to defamation.
- That he must pay $2 million for the battery charge. — Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) May 9, 2023
x E. Jean Carroll is a hero. She stood up to Donald Trump, never waivered in her pursuit of justice, and today, a jury has just found Donald Trump guilty of sexually assaulting her and awarded her $5 million. This is the definition of courage and bravery. Thank you, E. Jean. pic.twitter.com/VLIez6C7mg — Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) May 9, 2023
On cusp of deliberations, Trump falsely claimed on Truth Social that he was ‘not allowed to speak or defend’ himsefl in the civil rape case
“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,” Trump falsely claimed on Tuesday morning. “In the meantime, the other side has a book falsely accusing me of Rape, & is working with the press.”
x 🚨🚨🚨E. JEAN CARROLL WINS HER LAWSUIT AGAINST DONALD TRUMP!
BREAKING: After a short deliberation, the jury in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation and battery case has ruled AGAINST Donald Trump.
She will be awarded $2 million dollars.
The jury found Carroll’s claims credible that… pic.twitter.com/IiVzyTrMBw — CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) May 9, 2023
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