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Donald Trump attacked E. Jean Carroll after she amended her 2019 defamation lawsuit to include the former president's attacks at this month's
CNN town hall. Carroll's Monday filing followed Trump's continued denial of her
Sexual Assault and defamation allegations, even after a jury found the ex-president liable for both counts on May 9. The columnist is seeking further damages in addition to the $5 million she was awarded earlier this month. During a CNN town hall appearance only a day after being found liable, Trump repudiated Carroll's claims, calling her a "wack job" and referring to the case as "a rigged deal." "This conduct supports a very substantial punitive damages award in Carroll's favor both to punish Trump, to deter him from engaging in further defamation, and to deter others from doing the same," the filing says.
NBC reported that the newly refined suit seeks a total of at least $10 million in damages as well as additional "punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial." Related Carroll takes action over Trump CNN attack — experts say "verdict could be greater than $5 million" "I don't know E. Jean Carroll," Trump wrote in a Tuesday Truth Social post. "I never met her or touched her (except on a celebrity line with her African
American husband who she disgustingly called the "Ape,"), I wouldn't want to know or touch her, I never abused her or raped her or took her to a dressing room 25 years ago in a crowded department store where the doors are LOCKED, she has no idea when, or did anything else to her, except deny her Fake, Made Up Story, that she wrote in a book. IT NEVER HAPPENED, IS A TOTAL SCAM, UNFAIR TRIAL!" Trump also argued that the Carroll case had a distinctly political motivation, writing that it was "part of the
Democrats playbook to tarnish my name and person, much like the now fully debunked Russia, Russia,
Russia Hoax, the 51 Intelligence Agents, FBI/Twitter Files, and so much more." "It is being funded and tried by Democrat operatives, although this was denied by them, and when they got caught in the lie, the Clinton appointed judge would not let us use it in trial," he continued. "Time will prove him to be highly partisan & very unfair. Where's the dress she said she had?" Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter , Crash Course. Trump, who waived his right to testify in the trial, has filed notice that he will appeal the May 9 verdict. "Trump keeps defaming E Jean Carroll," Jose Pagliery, who covered the trial for The Daily Beast, tweeted in response to Trump's latest attack. "This afternoon, a NY state court judge in an unrelated case will warn Trump about his online behavior . He's giving the judge ample reason to doubt whether he can abide by court orders—and common decency. Quite the fast-moving train wreck." "Trump just wants to keep paying @ejeancarroll more and more money in damages," quipped MSNBC legal analyst Katie Phang. Read more about Trump's attacks on Carroll "He is confessing on live TV": Legal experts say Trump's CNN town hall could badly backfire in court E. Jean Carroll lawyer threatens to sue Trump again — and legal expert says CNN could face liability Trump melts down at E. Jean Carroll in late-night Truth Social rant — and he could be sued again By Gabriella Ferrigine Gabriella Ferrigine is a news fellow at Salon. She began writing at a young age, inspired by the many books she read as well as the world around her. Originally from the Jersey Shore, she moved to
New York City in 2016 to attend Columbia University, where she received her B.A. in English and M.A. in American Studies. Currently, Gabriella is pursuing an M.A. in Magazine Journalism at NYU. Prior to working at Salon, she was a staff writer at NowThis News. MORE FROM Gabriella Ferrigine Related Topics ------------------------------------------ Aggregate Donald Trump E Jean Carroll Politics Related Articles Advertisement: