‘Very substantial’: E. Jean Carroll seeks new damages from Trump after attacks
The Sydney Morning Herald
23-05-23 01:25
E. Jean Carroll, who won a $7.4m in a sexual assault lawsuit against former US president Donald Trump earlier this month, is seeking additional damages over comments he made in response to that verdict. Appearing in a one-hour town hall broadcast by CNN, Trump repeated his claim that Carroll had manufactured the assault story. Despite a photograph from the 1990s showing him with her, Trump insisted he had never met her and dismissed her allegations as “hanky-panky”. Carroll's new legal filing seeks an amendment to a case filed against Trump in 2019, arguing that his continued comments demonstrate that he was “undeterred by the jury's verdict” and had persisted in defaming her. Trump is also under investigation in relation to allegations of election interference and mishandling classified data.