E Jean Carroll, the writer and former advice columnist, was awarded a whopping $83.3m by a New York City jury on Friday in her defamation lawsuit against former US president Donald Trump. Columnist E Jean Carroll (L). Ex-US President Donald Trump. ALSO READ| Donald Trump briefly testifies in E Jean Carroll defamation trialThe E Jean Carroll lawsuitCarroll sued Trump for defamation in November 2019, claiming that he had smeared her character and damaged her career. ALSO READ| E. Jean Carroll defamation trial against Trump postponed due to Covid scare“I’m here because Donald Trump assaulted me, and when I wrote about it, he said it never happened,” Carroll said on the stand.

Source: Hindustan Times January 27, 2024 09:27 UTC