Appeals court upholds verdict finding Trump liable in E. Jean Carroll case

A three-judge panel concluded Trump did not sufficiently show claimed errors affected his rights or warranted a new trial.

Published: December 30, 2024 10:00am

Updated: December 30, 2024 10:03am

A federal appeals court panel on Monday upheld a jury verdict earlier this year that found President-elect Donald Trump liable for sexually assaulting advice columnist E. Jean Carroll and ordered him to pay $5 million. 

A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concluded Trump failed to sufficiently show errors errors impacting his rights or warranting a new trial, according to The Hill newspaper.

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