Donald Trump has lost his latest legal attempt to challenge the $5m in damages awarded against him for defaming E Jean Carroll, the New York writer who a jury found was sexually abused by the president in the 1990s, before he embarked on his political career.

A US appeals court in New York City on Friday denied Trump’s request to reconsider its decision in December to uphold the jury’s award of $5m to Carroll. The court was divided in its opinion, with two Trump-appointed judges, Steven Menashi and Michael Park, dissenting.

Carroll, a former magazine columnist, accused Trump of attacking her around 1996 in a department store dressing room in Manhattan. In 2023, a civil jury trial concluded that Trump did sexually abuse her and then defamed her in 2022 when he denied the allegations as a hoax and said that Carroll was “not my type”.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

That's certainly a slow way to bleed Putin dry(er)...

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    I love this for him. Hope he has to pay up soon.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    That's only about 500,000 $TRUMP, I think he ought to be good for it

    (Edited: I misread the price. How is one of those shitcoins worth $10?)

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    President Rapist.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    TACO the rapist doesn't want to pay.

    TNPHD. Trump Never Pays His Debts.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    People would forget about it sooner if he just didnt drag it out like this lmao fuckin rapist loser

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    [–] 85 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    Better incite a pretend insurrection to distract everyone from his failures

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  • [–] 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Like you've never had to buy an election because you were running from the law?

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    And by failures you mean rapes and attempted cover-ups?

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Yes, this, and all his court losses and convictions as well.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Plus all the child-trafficking and cocaine money laundering.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    It would probably be shorter to list his successes. Because there really aren’t any.

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  • Time to launch an other crypto !

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    super shitty, but i see how this will not affect trump at all.

    1. sexually abuse and defame someone
    2. get fined $5m for actions
    3. become president
    4. dont pay fine while in office... officially
    5. supreme court says he is invincible because president
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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    A sane criminal would gladly pay 0.01% of their net worth and move on.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    What are they gonna do, take it to court?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I thought Jean was already paid?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The court was divided in its opinion, with two Trump-appointed judges, Steven Menashi and Michael Park, dissenting.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    You ever sort articles by title, and see that a whole colostomy bag full of titles start with "Trump Fails?"

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    Who keeps hearing these cases?! What a fucking joke, apparently money makes you innocent of all crimes until it runs out?!

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    [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    And when he just doesn't pay?

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    The judge starts looking at property he owns in New York. They'll find something worth $5-10m. They'll seize it, sell it, give her the $5m, and hand the remainder back to Trump.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    He's made millions from his private interests. He can afford to pay for running his mouth.

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