“A historic moment of accountability”

Deadline: White House

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News, Donald Trump, Daily News, The White House, Nicolle Wallace, Politics, Nbc News, Washington Dc, Msnbc, Government

4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

Nicolle Wallace discusses the breaking news that the former president has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit, the Department of Justice’s charges against Rep. George Santos as he is expected to appear in court, growing pressure for ethics reform on the Supreme Court, the GOP’s under-the-radar efforts to restrict voting rights, and more. Joined by: Lisa Rubin, Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCord, RonNell Anderson Jones, Cornell Belcher, Kim Atkins Stohr, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Nick Corasaniti, and Marc Elias.

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone.
0:08.2	It's 4 o'clock in New York, an extraordinary and historic moment I'm holding today in a
0:12.4	Manhattan courthouse.
0:14.1	We're a jury of six men and three women ruled that the disgraced impeached indicted ex-president
0:19.6	is now also liable for sexually abusing brighter e-gene Carol inside a luxury Manhattan
0:25.7	department store in the mid-1990s.
0:28.3	The jury was also found liable for defamatory statements he made toward Carol, including
0:33.7	calling her claims a hoax and a con job.
0:36.7	In total, the jury awarded the former journalist nearly $5 million in compensatory and punitive
0:43.3	damages.
0:44.3	The jury did not find Trump liable for raping e-gene Carol.
0:47.8	It is the only claim on the 10 count verdict that went in his favor.
0:52.3	While the jury's unanimous verdict was decided in less than three hours, it carries no
0:56.2	criminal implications for Donald Trump.
0:58.7	It is nonetheless an historic moment of accountability for the ex-president and current
1:03.2	Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, with his long record of lying and spreading
1:08.5	mis and disinformation, has been incredibly accused of sexual misconduct by 26 women.
1:14.8	Today, he was found by a jury to be not only liable for his statements, but also for
1:20.5	his behavior.
1:22.0	As she exited the courtroom, Carol and her attorney Roberta Kaplan did not stop to speak
1:26.7	with reporters, with Kaplan saying only this quote, we are very happy.
1:31.5	Joining us for our breaking news coverage of this decision outside the courthouse MSNBC
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