Trump bid for retrial denied as E. Jean Carroll awarded $5m in damages
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Former US President Donald Trump has requested a new trial in the civil case brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. In the previous trial, a jury in Manhattan found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll and awarded her $5 million in damages.
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What is the recent development in the E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump?
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requests new trial in rape case
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Demands New Trial
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allowed to amend
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awarded $5m in damages
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demands new trial
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seeks new trial or reduced damages
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calls for reduced damages or new trial
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Can Amend Trump Defamation Suit to Include CNN Town Hall Comments
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asks judge to hold retrial or reduce $5 million damages
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Arrested, Booked on Federal Charges
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a jury found Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming
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has applied to have his sex assault payout slashed
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to include comments he made at a CNN town hall
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ruled in favor of the former Elle magazine columnist
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declined to inform the court whether it intends to substitute itself for former President
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deserves a reconsideration of the damages a Manhattan jury awarded because it did not find Trump raped
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to amend a pending
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to file an amendment to her complaint
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asked a judge to grant him a new trial
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can't win a pending defamation lawsuit against him because the jury agreed with Trump that he never raped her
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asked for a new trial
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request to revise a
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will be allowed to amend a
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can update a similar lawsuit with his more recent public comments in a bid for over $10 million more in damages from the ex-president
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urged a New York federal court to either grant him a new damages trial or slash the amount awarded
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files motion for new trial
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lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5M to under $1M
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asks for fresh trial
Trump's lawyers argued that the jury's award of $2 million for sexual abuse was excessive because Carroll was not found to have been raped, and the alleged conduct did not cause a diagnosed mental injury.
They also claimed that the $2.7 million defamation award was based on speculation. Carroll's lawyer dismissed Trump's arguments as frivolous.
Carroll's lawsuit, filed in 2022, accuses Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s and defaming her by denying it happened. Trump has called Carroll's claims a hoax. During the trial, two of Carroll's friends testified that she had confided in them about the rape. The trial also featured testimony from two other women who had alleged similar assaults by Trump in the past.
Trump's lawyers argued that Carroll's narrative was implausible and that she failed to provide evidence to support her damages claims. Carroll initially filed a separate lawsuit in 2019 for defamation only, which faced delays due to the question of whether Trump could be sued while serving as president.
In 2022, Carroll filed a second lawsuit for both defamation and battery after New York passed a law allowing sexual assault victims to sue even if the statute of limitations had expired.
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What legal arguments were raised by both parties in the E. Jean Carroll defamation suit?
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the award shouldn't exceed $400,000 for sex abuse, $100,000 for defamation and $368,000 for reputational harm
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he never raped her
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sexual battery and defamation
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Trump was liable for sexual abuse and defamation
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the award was grossly excessive and based on "pure speculation."
Carroll sought to amend her first lawsuit to claim additional damages following Trump's comments on CNN after the verdict. Trump's lawyers argued that Carroll is seeking "double recovery" with the second lawsuit. They also argued that the jury's awards were disproportionate to similar cases and asked the judge to reduce them if a new trial is not granted.
Trump, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has appealed the verdict. Carroll's lawyer maintains that Trump will not escape the consequences of his actions, stressing that the jury unanimously found him liable for sexually abusing Carroll.
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What was Donald Trump's response to the additional damages sought by E. Jean Carroll?
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Wants New Damages Trial
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Asks Judge to Stop E. Jean Carroll's Defamation Case
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applies to have $5m sex assault payout slashed
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Asks for New Carroll Trial or $4 Million Damages Cut
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repeatedly denied the claim
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seeks new trial or reduced
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calls for reduced damages or new trial
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denies the allegations and has appealed the verdict
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he called the case a 'complete con job.'
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demanded that the jury award be reduced to something less than $500,000
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grossly excessive
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asked the Manhattan judge to reconsider the $2 million in compensatory damages
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denied that accusation
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disparaged her
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requested a new trial
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appealing the jury verdict
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continued to publicly attack her
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asks for lower penalty or new trial
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files motion for new trial
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lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5M to under $1M
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angrily calling the claims a "hoax"
The judge has not yet ruled on Carroll's request to amend her lawsuit.