Donald Trump must pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m for defamation - BBC News

Ms Carroll calls it a "huge defeat for every bully" but Mr Trump says the verdict is "absolutely ridiculous".

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The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains why Trump must pay $83m to E Jean Carroll

A New York jury has decided Donald Trump should pay $83.3m (£65m) for defaming columnist E Jean Carroll in 2019 while he was US president.

The penalty in the civil trial is made up of $18.3m for compensatory damages and $65m in punitive damages.

Mr Trump was found in a previous civil case to have defamed Ms Carroll and sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.

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