Washington: A US appeals court refused to grant compensation to newly elected President Donald Trump in the sexual assault case. The court on Monday rejected Trump’s appeal and upheld the decision that ordered him to pay $5 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual assault and defamation. The case is related to an incident at a Manhattan department store in 1996. A jury issued the order last year after convicting Trump after a nine-day civil trial. Trump has appealed this decision, but his request has now been denied. This decision against Trump comes at a time when he is preparing to be sworn in as President of the United States for the second time. In the decision, the US Circuit Court of Appeals found Trump guilty on behalf of a Manhattan jury on charges of defamation and sexual exploitation of Jean Carroll, and damages amounting to 5 million US dollars were maintained. imposed in this case. Carroll testified in a 2023 trial that Trump sexually assaulted her during a friendly encounter in 1996 when he suddenly barged into a store dressing room.
Trump denied these accusations
Donald Trump has repeatedly denied that any such incident occurred, but he has repeatedly received setbacks from the court. Carroll was a columnist for Elle magazine. The court ordered Trump to pay $2 million for sexual harassment and $3 million for defamation.
Trump spokesman Stephen Cheung said he would also appeal the $5 million in damages awarded in the sexual assault and defamation case. “The American people have overwhelmingly re-elected President Trump,” Cheung said in a statement. They demand an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and the immediate rejection of all witch hunts.