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☆ E. Jean Carroll's lawyer responds to Trump Memorial Day post: 'All options are on the table'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Micah Washington | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump on Monday again denied rape and defamation claims against him by writer E. Jean Carroll, nabbing the attention of her lawyer. Kaplan later ruled in the civil defamation case in January that as president Trump defamed Carroll after she accused him in 2019 of rape. Carroll's lawyer Roberta Kaplan swiftly responded to Trump's post, "We have said several times since the last jury verdict in January that all options were on the table. The Biden campaign also responded to Trump's post on X and wrote, "Trump posts Memorial Day message with zero mention of fallen American service members, instead calling those who don't support him "'Human Scum.'" Then continued, "As we said after the last jury verdict, we continue to monitor every statement that Donald Trump makes about our client, E. Jean Carroll."

Persons: Donald Trump, E, Jean Carroll, Lewis Kaplan, Carroll's, Kaplan, Trump, Carroll, Roberta Kaplan, Biden, CNBC's Organizations: U.S, Manhattan Criminal, Monday, Manhattan Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan

☆ This 35-year-old turned a local Indonesian coffee stall into a unicorn startup — today it brings in $100 million a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Within the span of seven years, Kopi Kenangan went from a local Indonesian coffee stall to a venture-backed unicorn coffee company. "Instead of focusing on the sofa, or fast Wi-Fi, we're going to focus on a good, high quality cup of coffee," Tirtanata said. This decision helped Kopi Kenangan scale to over 200 locations and 10 cities within the first two years of operations. Taking a data-driven hyperlocal approach means that a Kopi Kenangan latte in Singapore will taste different from a latte in Indonesia. This helped Kopi Kenangan more than triple its store count during the pandemic.

Persons: Edward Tirtanata, Dunkin, Kopi Kenangan, Tirtanata, it's, Carroll, James Prananto, Kopi, Kenangan, Prananto Organizations: CNBC, Entrepreneur, Northeastern University, Lewis Locations: Indonesian, Southeast Asia, Jakarta, Boston, Indonesia, U.S, Singapore

☆ E. Jean Carroll seeks to expedite Trump’s appeal of verdict from first defamation civil trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll have asked a federal appeals court to expedite Donald Trump’s appeal of the verdict in their first trial in which a jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages after finding Trump liable for defamation and battery in May 2023. The motion with the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals filed Tuesday cites Trump’s numerous attempts to delay both trials with Carroll as a signal that he’s likely to drag out the appeal. The jury in the second trial held in January determined Trump should pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defaming her. Her lawyers also asked the appeals court to consider the author’s progressing age. Carroll is an 80-year-old woman who has struggled mightily to obtain justice for almost five years,” the filing says.

Persons: Jean Carroll, Donald Trump’s, Carroll, Trump, Trump’s, “ Donald J, “ Ms, mightily Organizations: CNN, E, 2nd US, Carroll

☆ Opinion: Why there’s hope for an impartial jury in Trump trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Opinion Jeffrey Abramson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —On Monday, jury selection for the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president begins in Manhattan. The process may take longer than the usual jury selection and the pool of persons questioned will be larger. There is something to be said for Trump’s claim that he faces an uphill battle in jury selection. True, another New York jury found Trump liable of defaming and sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in 2023 and again this year. There is a famous quip of unknown origin that goes: “In England, the trial starts when jury selection is over.

Persons: Jeffrey Abramson, “, Donald Trump, Austin Trump, Michael Cohen, Stephanie Clifford, Stormy Daniels, Trump, Trump’s, Juan Merchan, Merchan, ”, “ Get, Alvin Bragg, Daniels, Jean Carroll, Cohen Organizations: University of Texas, Democracy, CNN, Jeffrey Abramson University of Texas, Austin, Trump, Trump Organization, Biden, “, ”, New York Times Locations: Austin, Manhattan, New York, York, England

☆ Lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against nonprofit CCDH thrown out by judge on free speech grounds
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, writing in a judgement Monday that the "case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech." X sued the research group in July, accusing it of implementing a "scare campaign" to drive away advertisers. The company also accused CCDH of improperly accessing data from the platform and selectively picking posts to "falsely claim" that X is "overwhelmed with harmful content." CCDH also found that Twitter failed to act on 89% of anti-Jewish hate speech and 97% of anti-Muslim hate speech on the platform. In one instance, X has sued an Israeli web data collection company called Bright Data over its allegedly unauthorized scraping of data from its social media platform.

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☆ Trump's lawyers dance for him when he's in the courtroom. At a criminal trial, that could torpedo his chances of winning.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

And at a criminal trial, causing a ruckus can bring its own consequences. In a criminal trial, Trump, along with his eager-to-please lawyers, must attend every day. he quipped in response to an argument from one of Trump's lawyers. Technically, Trump faces a maximum of four years in prison for each count he's charged with in his criminal case. The criminal trial will give Trump a chance to hold multiple campaign-boosting rallies before the hallway cameras each day.

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☆ Trump sues ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation over Nancy Mace interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump filed yet another lawsuit against the news media late Monday, accusing ABC News and George Stephanopoulos of defamation over assertions the anchor made in a combative interview. Stephanopoulos asserted multiple times in the interview with Mace that Trump had “raped” Carroll. “You endorsed Donald Trump for president. How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony that we just saw?” Stephanopoulos asked Mace. Dismissing a countersuit months later, however, the judge in the case concluded that the claim Trump raped Carroll was “substantially true.”“Indeed, the jury’s verdict in Carroll II establishes, as against Mr Trump, the fact that Mr Trump ‘raped her’, albeit digitally rather than with his penis.

Persons: Donald Trump, George Stephanopoulos, Stephanopoulos, Nancy Mace, E, Jean Carroll, Mace, Trump, ” Carroll, “, ” Stephanopoulos, ”, Carroll, Mr Trump, Mr Trump ‘, Carroll’s, Lewis Kaplan, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, ABC News, Republican, Trump, South Carolina Republican, Southern District of, New York Times Locations: Manhattan, Southern District, Southern District of Florida

☆ Trump posts $91.6 million bond as he appeals E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference after attending the E. Jean Carroll second civil trial in New York City on Jan. 17, 2024. Former President Donald Trump on Friday appealed a civil defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, and posted a $91.6 million bond as he asked to avoid having to pay damages he owes her as he pursues that appeal. The $91.6 million bond he posted is meant to secure that damage award in the event his appeal of January's jury verdict fails. Trump will get the money from the bond back if he wins his appeal. Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is not related to Carroll's lawyer, on Thursday denied a request by Trump to delay paying the writer.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, E, Trump, Carroll, defaming, Roberta Kaplan, Robbie, Lewis Kaplan Organizations: U.S, Trump Tower, US Locations: New York City, Manhattan

A New York judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to delay a $83.3 million civil defamation judgment in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump had asked Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan to pause the latest Carroll case judgment until after he rules on post-trial motions. He later posted $5.6 million in cash as collateral while he appealed the jury verdict ordering him to pay her $5 million in that case. Trump last month was ordered by a state court judge to pay a $454 million judgment in a civil business fraud lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James. But that soon could change if an appeals court declines to stay the judgment.

Persons: Donald Trump, E, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Trump, Lewis Kaplan, Alina Habba, Kaplan, Steven Cheung, Cheung, Zak Sawyer, Goodman, Letitia James Organizations: Greensboro Coliseum, Trump, Republican, Circuit, White, New York Locations: Greensboro , North Carolina, A, York, New York, Manhattan

☆ Trump's bombastic personality defined his civil proceedings. In criminal court, lawyers from Trump's orbit say it could be his demise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementBut former attorneys for Trump told The New York Times that his usual demeanor won't fly in a criminal trial — or, in Trump's case, his four criminal trials. "I would expect Trump to try to act up," former White House attorney Ty Cobb, who worked under Trump, told the Times. He and his criminal defense attorneys, Susan R. Necheles and Todd Blanche, must also avoid annoying the judge. However, it seems they have already succeeded in doing the complete opposite during a February hearing to set a date for the hush money trial. Judge Juan Merchan, overseeing the case, insisted that the attorneys stop mentioning Trump's schedule as a reason to delay the trial.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, E, Jean Caroll, Trump, Carroll, Caroll, Ty Cobb, Daniels, Michael Cohen, Steven Cheung, Susan R, Necheles, Todd Blanche, Judge Juan Merchan, Blanche, Merchan Organizations: Service, Business, The New York Times, White, Trump, Times, Democrat Locations: New York, Georgia, Manhattan

☆ Trump appeals New York civil fraud loss as $454 million judgment grows with each day he doesn't pay up
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge's finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency. Trump's lawyers wrote in court papers that they're asking the appeals court to decide whether Engoron "committed errors of law and/or fact" and whether he abused his discretion and/or his jurisdiction. Among other penalties, the judge put strict limitations on the ability of Trump's company, the Trump Organization, to do business. Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million in penalties, but with interest the total has grown to nearly $454 million. If Trump is unsuccessful at the Appellate Division, he can ask the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, to consider taking his case.

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☆ Trump is racking up $2.6 million in interest for every month that he hasn't paid his $355 million fine
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay interest for the $355 million in penalties from the New York case against him, and it's likely already added about $100 million to his total fine. Trump will have to pay interest on this dating back to May 2022, which is currently $20 million. Trump now stands to lose about $32 million from interest per year if he does not clear his $355 million disgorgement. Advertisement"Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, and his former executives must pay over $450 million in disgorgement and interest," she wrote. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have each been ordered to pay $4 million in penalties for their involvement in the Old Post Office sale.

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☆ Nikki Haley says Trump wants to 'control' the RNC and use it as a 'piggy bank' for his legal battles
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"We see him trying to get control of the RNC, so he can continue not to have to pay his own legal fees,” she told CNN. Trump's fundraising committees spent roughly $50 million in 2023 on legal fees, FEC filings show. I don't want the RNC to become his piggy bank for his personal court cases," Haley said. “Now we see him trying to get control of the RNC so he can continue not to have to pay his own legal fees,” Haley continued. "All of that is so that he has an arm to pay his legal fees.

Persons: Nikki Haley, ”, Donald Trump, Haley, Kaitlan Collins, Trump, Jean Carroll, Carroll, We've, ” Haley, Michael Whatley, Ronna McDaniel, Lara Trump, Trump's Organizations: RNC, CNN, GOP, Republican National Committee, Senate, North Carolina Republican Party, South Carolina, Republican

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge who presided over the jury trial that resulted in an $83 million award to writer E. Jean Carroll for her defamation claims against former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his rejection of his lawyer's unusual midtrial mistrial request was not a close call. Habba said a mistrial was in order because Carroll, 80, was confessing that she destroyed evidence that should have been preserved for trial. Out of the presence of the jury one day, the judge even threatened to jail her if she didn't stop talking. The $83.3 million award by the jury two weeks ago came over statements Trump made while he was president. The jury rejected Carroll's rape claim, though the judge later said what the jury found would be considered rape in other jurisdictions.

Persons: E, Jean Carroll, Donald Trump, Judge Lewis A, Kaplan, Alina Habba's, Carroll, Habba, ” Kaplan, Trump, didn't, ” Habba Organizations: Trump Locations: Manhattan

☆ Trump's sexual assault on E. Jean Carroll cost him just $2mil. His mouth put him on the hook for nearly $90mil more.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Most of the nearly $100 million Donald Trump owes E. Jean Carroll stems from verbal attacks on her. For the sexual assault, the jury ordered Trump to cough up just over $2 million to the longtime advice columnist. This most recent trial differed from last year's, at which Carroll sued Trump for both the sexual abuse and defamation. AdvertisementE. Jean Carroll with her attorneys Shawn Crowley and Roberta Kaplan following the second trial's jury verdict. Only a massive punitive damages verdict, Carroll's lawyers argued, would get Trump to actually stop.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Trump, Carroll, —, E, she's, Carroll's, defaming Carroll, Spencer Platt, Chris Mattei, Alex Jones, Mattei, Shawn Crowley, Roberta Kaplan, Yuki Iwamura, wasn't, J, Erik Connolly, Connolly, Carroll —, Donald Trump's, hasn't Organizations: Service, CBS, Trump, Business, Getty, White, AP, Benesch, CNN Locations: Manhattan, New York City

☆ Trump declares he's interviewing law firms for his E. Jean Carroll appeal, and it's giving 'Apprentice' vibes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewDonald Trump appears to be treating his planned appeal in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case like his former reality TV show, "The Apprentice." Tacopina withdrew from Trump's legal team shortly before the second trial began. That left Habba in charge of defending Trump for his second trial, which resulted in a considerably higher jury verdict. Trump, Rahmani said, "probably realizes that he lost the second Carroll trial so badly in part due to Alina Habba's limited trial experience and that he needs experienced appellate counsel." The judge, conscious of Trump's intent to appeal the second trial results, told as much to Trump in the courtroom before he testified.

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☆ Bench-slapped Trump attorney Alina Habba 'acted more like a lawyer' when the former president wasn't in court, E. Jean Carroll lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

E. Jean Carroll's lawyer said Donald Trump attorney Alina Habba acted more professional when Trump wasn't around. Habba "was much more disciplined" and "acted more like a lawyer," Carroll lawyer Shawn Crowley said. Habba's courtroom antics made headlines during the Carroll defamation trial against Trump. AdvertisementDonald Trump's attorney Alina Habba — whose courtroom antics in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation trial made headlines — "acted more like a lawyer" when the former president wasn't around and buzzing in her ear, Carroll's attorney said. In the same interview, Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan said Habba regularly "yelled" at US District Judge Lewis Kaplan during the trial.

Persons: Jean Carroll's, Donald Trump, Alina Habba, Carroll, Shawn Crowley, —, Donald Trump's, Alina Habba —, Jean Carroll, wasn't, Rachel Maddow, Crowley, Trump, defaming, Roberta Kaplan, Habba, Lewis Kaplan Organizations: Trump, Service, US, Business, MSNBC Locations: Manhattan, New York City

☆ E. Jean Carroll wants to donate the millions she was awarded in latest defamation trial to 'something Donald Trump hates.' Here are 5 options.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

E. Jean Carroll said she wants to donate her defamation damages to "something Trump hates." Donald Trump hates a lot of things. AdvertisementE. Jean Carroll wants to spend her newfound riches in a meaningful way after a federal jury awarded her $83.3 million in her defamation trial against former President Donald Trump last week. "I'd like to give the money to something Donald Trump hates," Carroll told ABC News on Monday. "Perhaps a fund for the women who Donald Trump has sexually assaulted," Carroll told ABC News of her potential future donations.

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☆ Trump must still cough up at least $90M in E. Jean Carroll verdict — and soon — even though an appeal means she has to wait for it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Laura Italiano | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Donald Trump has to cut a fat check, and his appeal of the E. Jean Carroll verdict won't delay that. While he appeals the verdict, Carroll can't touch that money — but neither can Trump. Here, as an example, is the judgment Kaplan issued after last year's Carroll verdict, the one that ordered he pay $5 million in damages. Last time around, for the $5 million verdict, Trump went with cash. The premium is money Trump would never see again, according to a surety executive who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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☆ E. Jean Carroll says she's going to 'do something good' with the $83.3 million in defamation damages that Trump owes her: 'I'm not going to waste a cent'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump on Friday was ordered to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in a defamation case. "I'm not going to waste a cent of this," Carroll told The New York Times in a Saturday interview. AdvertisementAfter a judge on Friday awarded E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in defamation damages against former President Donald Trump, many thoughts went through her mind. Related storiesAfter the latest trial, Carroll said women were the true victors of the decision. Carroll told the Times she didn't know if that meant Trump might finally cease his attacks on her.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, I'm, Carroll, Trump, —, she'd, you've Organizations: The New York Times, Service, Saturday, New York Times, Times, Elle

☆ Trump claimed his E. Jean Carroll defamations were the best thing that ever happened to her. Here's how the grotesque tactic met its end.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementE. Jean Carroll surrounded by her defense team after winning an $83 million defamation verdict against Donald Trump. That's because "such benefits are irrelevant as a matter of law," Carroll attorney Joshua Matz wrote to Judge Kaplan. Donald Trump attends the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial in New York with attorney Alina Habba. Carroll attorney Joshua Matz thought not. In her closing arguments, Habba, Trump's lead attorney, argued that Carroll "is a woman who was exuberant and enjoying newfound attention."

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☆ In Trump’s Bitter, Yearslong Brawl with Roberta Kaplan, He Keeps Losing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Maria Cramer | Kate Christobek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In October 2022, Roberta Kaplan flew to Donald Trump’s estate, Mar-a-Lago, in Florida, to question him under oath in the defamation lawsuit that her client, the writer E. Jean Carroll, had filed against him after she accused him of sexually assaulting her. “She’s not my type,” Mr. Trump said when he was asked if he raped Ms. Carroll in the mid-1990s in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York. Then he shrugged, looked at Ms. Kaplan and pointed at her. “You wouldn’t be a choice of mine either, to be honest with you,” he said, according to a transcript of the deposition. “I would not, under any circumstances, have any interest in you.

Persons: Roberta Kaplan, Donald Trump’s, Jean Carroll, “ She’s, Mr, Trump, Carroll, Goodman, Kaplan, ”, “ Locations: Mar, Florida, New York, Manhattan

Will Trump keep that up, now that he's been hit with a $83.3 million defamation judgment? A jury on Friday found that Trump had maliciously damaged Carroll's reputation in 2019 after she went public with her accusations. If both judgments stand, Trump would owe her a total of $88.3 million. THE FIRST TRIALCarroll sued Trump for defamation in 2019, saying his statements about her were false and damaged her reputation. The $88.3 million in judgments against Trump are actually less than what some of his supporters have faced in recent defamation cases.

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Donald Trump testifies on January 25, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg/ReutersDonald Trump returned to a Manhattan federal courthouse on Thursday where he took the stand for what was ultimately less than five minutes — including multiple admonishments from Judge Lewis Kaplan — as he seeks to avoid a multimillion-dollar jury verdict against him in the civil defamation trial. The trial centers on Trump’s 2019 comments about E. Jean Carroll, the writer who last year won a civil verdict over her claim Trump sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s and then defamed her when she first publicly accused him. Carroll is seeking at least $10 million. Closing arguments are scheduled for Friday morning and the jury of nine could have the case by lunchtime.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jane Rosenberg, Reuters Donald Trump, Lewis Kaplan —, Jean Carroll, Trump, Carroll Organizations: Reuters Locations: Manhattan

☆ Opinion: E. Jean Carroll’s victory over Trump is every survivor’s victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Opinion Ana Marie Cox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The $83.3 million verdict handed down in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against former President Donald Trump on Friday is far more than a judgment against Trump. In May, a Manhattan federal jury found Trump sexually abused Carroll in 1996. Legally, the award is an attempt to quantify the damages Trump wreaked on Carroll’s reputation, her sense of self and her life. I think most humans, including everyone on that jury, recognize that what Trump took from Carroll can’t be quantified. It just hurt.”But if Carroll’s story wasn’t easily slotted onto some universally understood, objective spectrum of sexual violence, that’s because there is no objective spectrum of sexual violence.

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