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.

      • Zink@programming.dev
        2·
        9 months ago

        And themselves! If they’re working on contingency they’ve got 8 figures coming their way too.

        • RubberDuck@lemmy.world
          3·
          9 months ago

          Enlightened Self-interest.

          Funny thing would be that if he now claims he cannot pay, he automatically admits perjury in the other trial.

    • neidu2@feddit.nl
      11·
      9 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
        7·
        9 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
      31·
      9 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.