Donald Trump trial live updates: Ex-president back in court after storming out; should pay $24M to E. Jean Carroll, lawyer says
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Updated Jan. 26, 2024, 11:42 a.m. ET
Former longtime Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial against Donald Trump is set to wrap up Friday as both sides present their closing arguments.
On Thursday, the former president testified in his defense — for just three minutes.
His brief testimony marked the first time a jury has heard directly from Trump, live in court — in any of the current cases against him — since he left the White House.
A jury is set to decide how much in damages Trump must pay Carroll, after he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation against her last year. Carroll, a former longtime Elle magazine advice columnist, was seeking $10 million.
But during closing arguments on Friday, her attorney upped that to a whopping $24 million, saying the real estate magnate should pay his alleged abuse victim “at least” that much for defaming Carroll because “the only thing he cares about is money.”
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