2023 may as well be the Jurassic era for how long ago it feels now, but cast your minds back to a time when it appeared that Donald Trump‘s many legal problems might sink his candidacy.
In May 2023 and Jan 2024, New York City juries found Trump liable in civil court for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in 1996 and also found him guilty of defaming her. Trump was ordered to pay her $5 million for the sexual abuse and $83.3 million for the defamation. He immediately appealed, only for that to be slapped down by the United States Court of Appeals.
