Judge denies Donald Trump’s bid for a new trial in E. Jean Carroll caseBy Priscilla DeGregory
July 19, 2023
A Manhattan judge Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s bid for a new trial in E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse case that resulted in a jury awarding the columnist $5 million.
Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected the former president’s motion, ruling that “there was ample, arguably overwhelming evidence, that Mr. Trump forcibly digitally penetrated Ms. Carroll, thus fully supporting the jury’s sexual abuse finding.”
The 45th president had asked for a new trial, claiming the damages award was excessive since the jury didn’t find Trump liable for rape.
But Kaplan found that the award wasn’t too high, saying it “did not deviate materially from reasonable compensation so as to make it excessive.”
“The jury in this case did not reach ‘a seriously erroneous result,'” Kaplan concluded. “Its verdict is not ‘a miscarriage of justice.'”
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https://nypost.com/2023/07/19/judge-denies-trumps-bid-for-new-trial-in-e-jean-carroll-case/
