BREAKING: Jury Finds Trump Not Guilty Of Rape, Finds He Did “Sexually Abuse” E. Jean Carroll, $5M Awarded

Reuters reports:

Jurors reached a verdict on Tuesday in the civil rape trial of Donald Trump, the former U.S. president accused of sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll and then defaming her by claiming she made up the story.

A court official said a verdict will be delivered at 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT). The jury deliberated just under three hours before reaching a verdict.

During the seven-day trial in Manhattan federal court, Carroll, 79, told jurors that Trump, 76, raped her in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan in 1995 or 1996, and then ruined her reputation by denying it happened.

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Judge Kaplan: Clerk will publish the verdict.
Clerk: As to battery, did Ms. Carroll prove that Mr. Trump raped Ms. Carroll? Answer. NO
Clerk: Abused Ms. Carroll? Yes. Dollar amount: $2 million

— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) May 9, 2023

Donald Trump has been convicted of sexual assault. And Kevin McCarthy is all in with his sexually abusive pal.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) May 9, 2023

BREAKING: Donald Trump was found liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll https://t.co/VVw9k2JDvn

— Bloomberg (@business) May 9, 2023

CNN BREAKING: TRUMP FOUND LIABLE.

$2 million judgment for defamation in favor of @ejeancarroll

Nearly $3 million for defaming.

Story developing…

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) May 9, 2023

Clerk: Wonton disgard? Yes. $20,000. Defamation? Yes. Trump's statement false? Yes. Actual malice? Yes. Injured? Yes. Amount: $1 million. Reputation repair program: $1.7 million.

— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) May 9, 2023