Breaking down Trump's legal battles after being ordered to pay $83 million to E. Jean Carroll.
Former President Donald Trump deposited a bond of more than $91 million on Friday to appeal the $83 million judgment against him in the case brought by E. Jean Carroll, a writer he defamed after she accused him of sexual abuse, according to a court filing.
In May 2023, a different federal jury awarded Carroll an additional $5 million in damages, finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and a separate defamation claim.
The verdict in Carroll's second trial came just weeks before a New York judge ordered Trump to pay more than $450 million for fraud.
E. Jean Carroll leaves the federal courthouse in Manhattan after the conclusion of her civil defamation trial against former President Donald Trump on Jan. 26, 2024.
He left the courthouse half an hour before the jury awarded Carroll $18.3 million in compensatory damages, and $65 million in punitive damages.
Carroll's legal team highlighted a long series of posts, text messages and emails threatening violence and rape against Carroll after Trump's denials. »