'A big fat money judgment' against Trump is headed his way: former prosecutor
Now that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request by Donald Trump to delay his defamation civil suit trial filed by E. Jean Carroll, the trial is set to begin in just over two weeks — and the former president is expected to lose and hand over millions more to the New York City writer.
During an appearance on MSNBC on Friday, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner was asked how he expects it to play out. He speculated that the former president could be on the hook for double the $5 million he has already been ordered to pay in the first defamation trial.
Speaking with host Alex Witt, he stated, "We should watch for a big fat money judgment entered by the jury against Donald Trump."
"This is 'The Defamation Case: The Sequel,'" he joked before continuing, " when after a jury found that Donald Trump not only sexually-battered, but defamed E. Jean Carroll, and he went out and did it all over again. Rudy Giuliani taking a page from Donald Trump's playbook did the same thing and defamed the Georgia state election workers on the courthouse steps."
"This seems to be a play that they're running over and over again, but it's not a winning play: their luck will run out. The walls are closing in certainly in this case, and I think the jury awarded an aggregate $5 million the first time around. I would look for double that this time around," he elaborated, to which host Alex Witt could only add, "Wow."
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In a May civil trial, Trump was found liable for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her by denying it and was fined $5 million. But a second, separate defamation trial was also in progress. After the conclusion of the first trial, Carroll claims he repeated the defamation — and those claims were added to the ongoing case.
In September, a judge found Trump liable in the second case. The trial next month is to determine damages.
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