Read previewA federal jury has agreed Friday that Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her.
The unanimous jury verdict in Manhattan comes as Trump remains the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination for a likely rematch with President Joe Biden in November.
"We're very happy," Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, told Business Insider soon after the verdict was read.
Judge Kaplan forbade Trump or his attorneys from arguing that he didn't sexually assault Carroll.
In his jury instructions, Judge Kaplan reminded the nine New Yorkers sitting there that they must accept Trump's sexual assault as an already-established fact.
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