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re: Judge Denies New Trial & Upholds $83MIL E Jean Carroll Verdict
TRUMP Posts $91MIL Bond as He Appeals Against E Jean Carroll Defamation Case
TRUMP deposited a bond of more than $91 million on Friday to appeal the $83 million judgment against him in the case brought by E. Jean Carroll, a writer he defamed after she accused him of sexual abuse
BBC News 8 MAR 2024
TRUMPS' attorneys notified the federal court in Manhattan that he had posted a bond of $91,630,000, coinciding with a notice that he had appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
The bond payment is equal to 110% of the judgment against him, representing the amount he was required to provide to stay enforcement of the judgment while he appeals.
The Jan. 26 decision was the second time in less than a year that a jury had ruled in favor of Carroll, who accused Trump of attacking her in a New York department store in the 1990s. In May 2023, a different federal jury awarded Carroll an additional $5 million in damages, finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and a separate defamation claim.
Jurors in both cases unanimously reached their verdicts within hours.
The verdict in Carroll's second trial came just weeks before a New York judge ordered Trump to pay more than $450 million for fraud. The combined decisions plunged the Republican candidate for president into severe financial turmoil.
Roberta Kaplan, an attorney for Carroll, declined to comment on Trump's appeal.
The move came one day after U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan — who is overseeing the case, and is not related to Carroll's attorney — declined to issue a temporary stay that would have paused the judgment without requiring Trump to post the bond. A spokesperson for Trump's campaign criticized that decision in a statement to CBS News on Friday, calling it "a continuation of a totally lawless witch hunt."
"President Trump filed a timely motion to stay the ridiculous judgment, and many courts, including the Second Circuit, recognize the importance of temporary administrative stays while such motions are considered," spokesperson Steven Cheung said. "We look forward to continuing to litigate the case and to complete vindication of the truth."
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