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Judge orders release of more than $5 million due to E. Jean Carroll in Trump sex abuse, defamation case
Despite last-minute protests from lawyers for President Trump, a federal judge has ordered the court to release $5 million, plus interest, won by the writer E. Jean Carroll when a 2023 civil jury found Mr. Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The money had been held in a court-controlled b...
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What happenedJudge orders release of more than $5 million due to E. Jean Carroll in Trump sex abuse, defamation case.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "US judge orders Trump to pay $5 million he owes E. Jean Carroll". The center frames it as "Judge orders release of more than $5 million due to E. Jean Carroll in Trump sex abuse, d...".
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Left / center-leftUS judge orders Trump to pay $5 million he owes E. Jean Carroll
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Judge orders release of more than $5 million due to E. Jean Carroll in Trump sex abuse, defamation case
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Despite last-minute protests from lawyers for President Trump, a federal judge has ordered the court to release $5 million, plus interest, won by the writer E. Jean Carroll when a 2023 civi...
US judge orders Trump to pay $5 million he owes E. Jean Carroll
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This decision follows the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the appeal filed by the US president, who was found guilty of sexual assault and defamation against the former journalist and colum...
