"Immediately after the verdict was announced, Trump began lashing out in response. He started by posting various messages and videos on his Truth Social account decrying the verdict, and disparaging Carroll, the jury, and the judicial system more generally," Carroll's lawyers said.
"Mere minutes after the verdict became public, Trump repeated the defamatory lie that he had no idea who Carroll was and again claimed that her accusation of sexual assault was politically motivated: "I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHO THIS WOMAN IS. THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE - A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!"Carroll is seeking additional punitive damages if her first lawsuit ultimately moves forward and is successful.
Earlier this month, Trump signaled his intent to appeal the verdict in Carroll's battery and defamation suit.She said in her battery suit that Trump defamed her in a 2022 Truth Social post by calling her account "a Hoax and a lie" and saying "This woman is not my type!" when he denied raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s.
Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by about two dozen women and has denied all such claims. Carroll was the first to make it before a jury.Copyright © 2023 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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