Donald Trump Appeal to Court : An American court has given a big blow to newly elected President Donald Trump. The court has refused to give relief to Trump in the sexual assault case. The court on Monday (December 30) rejected Donald Trump’s appeal and upheld the decision in which Donald Trump was ordered to pay $5 million for sexual exploitation and defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll.
It is noteworthy that this case of Donald Trump and Jean Carroll is related to an incident that took place in a department store in Manhattan in the year 1996. Last year, a jury of the court gave this order after finding Donald Trump guilty after a civil trial that lasted for 9 days. Against which Trump had appealed but now his appeal has been rejected by the court.
Court order came before the President took oath
The court’s decision against America’s newly elected President Donald Trump has come at a time when he is preparing to take oath as the US President for the second time. In its order, the US Circuit Court has upheld the US $ 5 million damages imposed on Trump by a Manhattan jury for defamation and sexual exploitation of Jean Carroll. Let us tell you that Jean Carroll had testified in a trial in the year 2023 that during a friendly meeting in 1996, Donald Trump had suddenly entered the dressing room of the store and sexually assaulted her.
Donald Trump denied the allegations
Donald Trump has repeatedly denied that any such incident took place but has received repeated setbacks from the court. Jean Carroll has been a columnist for Elle magazine. The court has ordered Trump to pay damages of US $ 2 million for his sexual exploitation and US $ 3 million for defamation.
What did Donald Trump’s spokesperson say?,
Donald Trump’s spokesperson Steven Cheung said that he will further appeal against the $5 million damages in this case.
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