Trump posts $91 million bond to appeal E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict

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Trump posts $91 million bond to appeal E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict

Trump’s legal battles after defamation case

Breaking down Trump’s legal battles after being ordered to pay $83 million to E. Jean Carroll

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Former President Donald Trump deposited a bond of more than $91 million on Friday to appeal the verdict that awarded more than $83 million to E. Jean Carroll, a writer he defamed after she accused him of ******* ******, according to a court filing.

Trump’s attorneys notified the federal court in Manhattan that he had posted a bond of $91,630,000, coinciding with a notice that he had appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. The bond payment is equal to 110% of the judgment against him, the amount he was required to provide in order to appeal.

The Jan. 26 decision was the second in less than a year in trials involving Carroll, who accused Trump of attacking her in a New York department store in the 1990s. In May 2023, a different federal jury awarded Carroll an additional $5 million in damages, finding Trump liable for ******* ****** and a separate defamation claim.

The verdict in Carroll’s second trial came just weeks before a New York judge ordered Trump to pay more than $450 million for ******. The combined decisions plunged the *********** candidate for president into severe financial turmoil.

Graham Kates

Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering ********* justice, privacy issues and information security for CBS News Digital. Contact Graham at *****@*****.tld or *****@*****.tld

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