Trump Asks for New Carroll Trial or $4 Million Damages Cut (1)
Former President Donald Trump asked a judge to grant him a new trial in the sexual assault and defamation suit filed against him by New York author E. Jean Carroll -- or to sharply reduce the $5 million damages he was ordered to pay.
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What is the recent development in the E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump?
In a Thursday filing in Manhattan federal court, Trump said the May 9 jury award was "grossly excessive" because the panel found him liable for sexual abuse but not rape.
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What was Donald Trump's response to the additional damages sought by E. Jean Carroll?