Appeals court upholds $83 million judgment against Trump for defaming E. Jean Carroll

E. Jean Carroll leaves the courthosue on September 6, 2024 in New York City. Both parties appear in court today as Trump's lawyers fight to overturn the jury's finding that he sexually abused E. Jean Carroll. (Photo by Alex Kent/Getty Images)

September 8, 2025 at 2:48 p.m. UTC

By Aaron Katersky, ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court in New York on Monday upheld the $83.3 million judgment imposed on President Donald Trump for defaming former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll in 2019.

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