Overview

• A federal judge rejected Trump's request for a new trial after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll.
• The judge upheld the $5 million in damages awarded by the jury as reasonable compensation.
• While the jury did not find Trump liable for rape under New York's legal definition, the judge clarified he did commit the act in the plain meaning.
• Trump plans to appeal the verdict, and Carroll's separate defamation case against him will head to trial in January 2024.
• The judge denied Trump's bid to reduce damages, calling his arguments frivolous and stating the jury did not err.