Recently, Trump has been quite troubled. According to a report from Global.com on the 27th, former US President Trump lost another defamation lawsuit on the 26th and was required to pay US$83.3 million to American female writer Carroll ( Equivalent to more than 590 million yuan).
This writer sued Trump twice and won both times.
It is understood that the compensation includes US$18.3 million in compensatory damages and US$65 million in punitive damages. Carroll said punitive damages were necessary to prevent Trump from continuing to slander her.
Although Trump is worth US$2.6 billion, the compensation of more than US$80 million is not a small amount for him. So much so that Trump angrily denounced the verdict as ridiculous on social platforms, pointed the finger at Biden and the Democratic Party, and threatened to appeal.
In fact, after the end of the first lawsuit, Trump did not need to support such a high compensation, but some of his subsequent words and deeds made things develop in an even more uncontrollable direction.
Let’s first briefly recall the feud between Carroll and Trump. Carroll, 80, who used to be a columnist for the fashion magazine "Elle", alleged in her memoir that Trump "sexually assaulted" her in a department store dressing room 30 years ago, but she was Trump denied it.
Trump claimed that he had never met Carroll and that the other party had fabricated this story for the sake of fame. Carroll stressed that Trump's denial of the incident shattered her reputation as a respected journalist.
Carroll was so angry at Trump's response that he filed a civil lawsuit against Trump for assault and defamation. On the one hand, accusing Trump of "sexual assault" made her feel quite ashamed, which prevented her from interacting normally with other friends of the opposite sex. On the other hand, she also accused Trump of damaging her reputation by slandering her.
According to experts hired by Carroll at the time, the cost to assess the damage to her reputation caused by Trump's remarks was approximately US$360,000 to US$2.8 million.
However, Trump did not admit this. He claimed in the hour-long testimony video that this was a hoax, that he did not know Carroll, and that Carroll was "not his cup of tea."
In addition, he also used slanderous words to taunt Carol, calling her a "madman" and a "brain problem."
In response to Carroll's lawsuit against Trump, the jury initially awarded $5 million in damages. After the verdict was issued, Trump refused to accept it. Not only did he reprimand Carroll on TV media for having "something wrong with his brain," but her The story was fabricated and he continued to deny knowing Carol.
It was precisely because of these remarks by Trump that Carroll once again filed an appeal against Trump, believing that his remarks on the television media constituted new defamation and required Trump to pay new damages.
It is worth noting that although Trump claimed that he had not met Carol, he could not explain why the two of them had a photo together, and he also identified Carol in the photo as his ex-wife in court. This The evidence was suggested by the opposing lawyer that he had been sexually attracted to Carroll.
It is foreseeable that Trump will never give up on this defeat, so what will he do next?
First of all, he will definitely file an appeal. After all, Trump is still appealing against the previous verdict of US$5 million in damages. Although Carroll won this case again, it is not surprising that Trump will still appeal.
Judging from this speed, this war of words is still going to be fought. After all, for Trump, losing money may be a trivial matter, but reputation is the key. This incident happened to
at the juncture of his strong comeback. If he pays compensation according to the judgment, it will definitely affect his reputation and be detrimental to the subsequent elections.
Secondly, it may be a stumbling block for Biden and the Democratic Party. After the verdict came into effect, Trump angrily pointed the finger at Biden and the Democratic Party, believing that they were behind the scenes to frame him. Now that he has had this idea , will definitely be put into action.
Although it is hard to tell whether these things are true or false, the fact that Trump is able to make a strong comeback even though he is involved in lawsuits shows how chaotic the American political arena is. It is really a bit outrageous.
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