Donald Trump's lawyer says he'll appeal a finding of sexual assault.

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solutions. Learn more at RaymondJames.com. A jury has sided with E. Jean Carroll. She is the

writer who accused former President Trump of sexual assault and defamation.

The jury found the leading Republican presidential candidate liable for sexual abuse and found he

should pay five million dollars. Trump says he will appeal even as he continues his bid to reclaim

the White House. NPR's Andrea Bernstein covered the case and she is with us now. Good morning Andrea.

Good morning. So for people who missed it, could you describe how all this happened yesterday

and what the jury said? It happened very quickly in under three hours. Carol had sued under New York's

new adult survivors act saying Trump had thrown her against the wall in a department store

dressing room in the 1990s and sexually assaulted her. Under that law, Carol had to prove it was more

likely than not that Trump raped her or sexually abused or forcibly touched her. And the jury did

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