Jury orders Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defamation

Trump's Terms · Jan 26, 2024 · 5m

For this episode of Trump's Trials, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to NPR's Andrea Bernstein.

A jury has awarded writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in a civil defamation suit against former President Donald Trump. In a previous defamation trial Trump was found to have sexually abused and defamed Carroll. The jury in that case awarded her $5 million.

Topics include:

- How jury came up with $83.3 million figure

- Trump's reaction

- What's next

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