Overview

• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed the $83.3 million judgment against Trump for defaming E. Jean Carroll.
• Judges rejected arguments that expanded presidential immunity shields Trump and found no reversible error in the trial court’s pretrial rulings.
• The court described the award as reasonable given the case’s extraordinary facts, preserving a sum reported as more than eight times Carroll’s original request.
• The defamation case stems from Trump’s public denials and attacks after Carroll’s 2019 account, following her 2023 civil win on sexual abuse.
• Trump called the decision “ridiculous” and said he will appeal.