Trump will pay $83.3 million in damages in the rape case.

09.09.2025 00:23

Good news has arrived for E. Jean Carroll, the 81-year-old magazine writer who claimed that Donald Trump raped her, from the appeals court in the United States. The court upheld the $83.3 million damages awarded to Carroll on the grounds that Trump defamed her and damaged her reputation by denying the allegations. The court found Trump's defense of presidential immunity insufficient.

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The U.S. appeals court upheld the $83.3 million damages awarded to former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll for defamation against President Donald Trump in 2019.

APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS PENALTY AGAINST TRUMP

Bad news came for U.S. President Donald Trump from the Appeals Court. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld the decision that U.S. President Donald Trump damaged the reputation of writer E. Jean Carroll by denying the rape allegations against him in 2019. The court also rejected Trump's argument that he should have immunity because the actions in question occurred during his presidency and that he could not be convicted of this crime.

WILL PAY $83.3 MILLION IN DAMAGES

In the unanimous decision of the three-judge panel of the Appeals Court, it was stated that "the $83.3 million damages ruling is reasonable considering the extraordinary and severe circumstances of the case." The judges cited Trump's repeated denials of Carroll and public criticisms even after the initial ruling that his statements were defamatory as the reason for upholding the punitive damages.

"THE WITCH HUNT AGAINST TRUMP MUST END"

In a statement made today by Trump's defense team, it was said, "President Trump is focused on his mission to make America great again and he will continue to win against this Liberal Judiciary War team."

The statement called for an immediate end to the witch hunt against the President, stating, "The American people demand an immediate end to the politicization of our judicial system. The American people stand with President Trump, who demands the swift termination of this disgrace funded by Democrats, including Carroll's fabrications and all witch hunts. The Attorney General has decided that the defense should be legally taken over by the Department of Justice due to Carroll's baseless claims being based on the President's official duties, including statements made from the White House."

Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, stated, "We eagerly await the completion of the appeals process so that justice can finally be served. The Appeals Court has confirmed with a comprehensive 70-page ruling that E. Jean Carroll is telling the truth and President Donald Trump is not."

TRUMP FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DEFAMATION

The incident that led to the case against U.S. President Trump for sexual assault and defamation is based on allegations related to events that occurred in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman in Manhattan at the end of 1995 or the beginning of 1996. Carroll, who once wrote columns for the beauty and fashion magazine Elle, claimed that Trump raped her there. Carroll also accused Trump of damaging her reputation with subsequent statements.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan had also upheld a $5 million damages ruling in a separate case brought by Carroll on June 13, in which Trump was found guilty of sexual assault and defamation against E. Jean Carroll. In that case, the court found Trump guilty of sexual assault and defamation but did not rule him guilty of rape. Trump has the opportunity to appeal this decision to the Supreme Court.

Trump, who denies all allegations against him, described the legal proceedings against him during last year's election campaign as a conspiracy led by the Democrats. Trump stated that Carroll was "not his type" and that she used the rape allegations to promote her book.

Currently 81 years old, Carroll has written a book titled "Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President."