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The Supreme Court on Monday declined for the second time to consider President Trump's appeal of a jury's conclusion that he is liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll.The high court announced the decision in an unsigned order on Monday, reiterating its position from June.A civil federal jury decided in 2023 that Mr. Trump should pay $5 million in damages to Carroll after a trial in New York focused on allegations that he forcefully penetrated her with his fingers in a department store changing room in the 1990s, and then lied about it when she went public in 2019.The unanimous jury found that the evidence more likely than not supported Carroll's claims. The jury's six men and three women deliberated for less than three hours.Carroll ultimately received $5.62 million this summer, a figure that included accrued interest in the years since the case went to trial.Mr. Trump has forcefully denied Carroll's claims, calling them a "hoax" while questioning her character.
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined for the second time to consider President Trump's appeal of a jury's conclusion that he is liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll.The high court announced the decision in an unsigned order on Monday, reiterating its position from June.A civil federal jury decided in 2023 that Mr. Trump should pay $5 million in damages to Carroll after a trial in New York focused on allegations that he forcefully penetrated her with his fingers in a department store changing room in the 1990s, and then lied about it when she went public in 2019.The unanimous jury found that the evidence more likely than not supported Carroll's claims. The jury's six men and three women deliberated for less than three hours.Carroll ultimately received $5.62 million this summer, a figure that included accrued interest in the years since the case went to trial.Mr. Trump has forcefully denied Carroll's claims, calling them a "hoax" while questioning her character.
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