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Ximena Bustillo

Jury orders Trump to pay $83 million for defaming columnist E. Jean Carroll

E. Jean Carroll leaves a New York court on Friday after a jury order former President Donald Trump $83.3 million for defaming her. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

A New York jury on Friday ordered former President Donald Trump to pay a total of $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for ruining her credibility as an advice columnist when he called her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.

The jury awarded Carroll $65 million in punitive damages, $11 million for the damage to her reputation and another $7.3 million. Trump is almost certain to appeal the verdict.

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