The $83.3 million jury verdict against former President Donald Trump in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial is a watershed moment, according to Mary Trump's Substack sent to Raw Story via email — because now he faces a concrete consequence for his wrongdoing.
"I know Donald, and rage — one of the few emotions in his arsenal — is not a strong enough word to describe what he’s feeling," said Mary Trump, the former president's niece and a psychologist by profession. "Donald is someone who has gone his entire life without facing consequences -- and I believe he thinks he can get away with everything. Today, that changed. It was one of the first times Donald has been made to answer for his egregious behavior."
Carroll, a writer, alleges Trump raped her in a New York City department store in the late 1990s, although she couldn't remember the exact date.
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The judgment was rendered after a previous $5 million ruling by another jury holding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. Even following this, Trump continued to push the same claims about Carroll that were ruled defamatory in the first place, insisting he had no idea who she was and she was fabricating the allegation to juice her book sales.
"The E. Jean Carroll verdict is so important. Not only because E. Jean, supported the whole way by her extraordinary legal team led by the brilliant Robbie Kaplan, deserved justice — and got it — but because it gives me hope that the dam is beginning to break and Donald is finally facing the consequences of his actions," Mary Trump wrote. "Let’s celebrate, but let’s make sure that this is simply the first of many moments in which Donald is forced to face the consequences of his actions."
"I have no doubt there are many other of Donald’s victims out there and E. Jean Carroll, because of her courage and resolve, has been the leading edge of this fight," she concluded. "Let’s get news of her victory to all corners of the country so other women can be inspired to come forward."
