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Donald Trump ordered to pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m for defamation

Former US President Donald Trump is seeking reelection despite facing charges including 91 felony counts in four criminal indictments [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]

Former United States President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83.3m to a writer he is accused of defaming after denying her claims of sexual assault.

A  jury of seven men and two women on Friday awarded E Jean Carroll, a former columnist for Elle magazine, $18.3m in compensatory damages and $65m in punitive damages.

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