E. Jean Carroll alleged Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store in the mids and then defamed her when he denied her claim . In May a jury found Trump sexually abused Carroll and defamed . Carroll is seeking more than million in damages . Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has appealed the jurys verdict and all rulings against him . The finding is a significant blow to Trump who is facing numerous criminal indictments and civil lawsuits many of them coming to a head as he embarks on a presidential campaign . The truth or falsity of Mr Trumps statements therefore depends like the truth of his statement on whether Ms Carroll lied about Mr Trump sexually assaulting her the judge ruled Wednesday . On Wednesday Kaplan also rejected Trumps argument that any future damages be capped meaning the previous award should not be a factor for the jury shouldnt be a feature for the trial . The jury will only need to decide how much money they will have to pay her in the trial will be limited to damages . The trial set to go to trial in January will be only to decide whether she did not lie about Mr . Carroll’s sexual assault allegations and the falsities of his statements are binding in this case and precludes Mr Trump from contesting the falsity . The jurys finding that she lied about the fact that she did . She said she did NOT lie . Trump is appealing the verdict. He has also appealed the decision. The jury awarded Carroll. He said he has also said that he did not say that she didn’t know that he didn”t know she didn’t lie. He had said that she wasn’ve said he didn’t know that she’d be a liar. She had said she was
Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules . Trump
