Jury in civil case finds Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll

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🗓️ 10 May 2023

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A Manhattan federal jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll case and awarded her $5 million in damages. Trump called the verdict in the civil case a “disgrace.” Carroll alleged Trump raped her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s then defamed her when he denied it. Jessica Leeds testified during the trial that a young Trump groped her on a flight back in the 1970s. She joins AC360 to discuss the verdict and says she’s “very pleased” with the jury’s decision.

Plus, sources tell CNN that the Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against Republican Rep. George Santos. In just his first year in office, the New York lawmaker has been accused of breaking campaign finance laws, violating federal conflict of interest laws, stealing cash meant for an Iraq War veteran’s dying dog, masterminding a credit card fraud scheme and lying about where he went to school and worked. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Elie Honig tells Anderson Cooper what he thinks the charges against Santos could be.

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0:00.0	Good evening tonight in the eyes of a federal jury of his peers, Donald John Trump, the
0:04.9	once impossible future president of the United States, is a sexual abuser.
0:08.9	Six men and three women found him liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll at
0:13.3	a Manhattan department store in the 1990s and then defaming her about it last year on
0:17.3	his social media site.
0:19.0	The jury took just under three hours to reach their verdict and award Carroll approximately
0:23.0	$5 million in damages.
0:25.3	In a moment we'll be drawn by Jessica Leeds who testified during the trial that a young
0:28.8	Donald Trump grouped her on a flight in the 70s.
0:32.1	His lawyers neither put on a defense nor called him as a witness leaving the plaintiffs
0:36.0	to play damaging portions of Mr. Trump's testimony.
0:39.2	George heard the access Hollywood tape in which he says stars can get away with grabbing
0:43.0	women by the genitals and heard him essentially during the deposition double down on that.
0:48.6	Well historically that's true with stars.
0:51.6	It's true with stars that they can grab women by the pussy?
0:54.9	Well, that's what if you look over the last million years I guess.
0:58.7	It's been largely to not always but largely to unfortunately or fortunately.
1:06.5	You consider yourself to be a star.
1:11.1	I think you can say that.
1:14.6	George also heard the former president who claimed Ms. Carroll wasn't his type as if that
1:19.0	would excuse sexual assault.
1:21.3	Take this photo of her back in the 1990s for his ex-wife Marla Maples.
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