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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly

Angry Trump fumes after $83.3m damages ruling in E Jean Carroll case

Trump leaves Trump Tower in Manhattan for court on Friday morning.
Trump leaves Trump Tower in Manhattan for court on Friday morning, 26 January 2024. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

The $83.3m verdict against Donald Trump in the defamation case brought by the writer E Jean Carroll over her allegation of sexual assault was celebrated by opponents of the former president, analysed by legal experts and excoriated by the presumptive 2024 Republican White House nominee and his loyal supporters.

Trump called the verdict “absolutely ridiculous” and claimed it was part of a Joe “Biden-directed witch hunt” against “me and the Republican party”.

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