Trump has already been convicted of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll.
A trial is underway in New York to decide how much the former president of the United States Donald Trump has to pay the victim of his sexual abuse, reporter To E. Jean Carroll.
In May of last year, Trump was already found guilty of sexually abusing Carroll, which took place in the spring of 1996.
Trump was ordered to pay Carroll five million dollars in damages.
Carroll has filed a new defamation lawsuit against Trump. Trump has always insisted that he has never met Carroll.
Trump has accused Carroll of being a liar who made up the whole molestation charge and spread it to promote his book or hurt Trump’s political career.
According to Carroll, he has suffered from Trump’s accusations. Along with defamation, he has lost a lot of journalist jobs. He has also been threatened by Trump supporters and received death threats.
Carroll is demanding ten million dollars in compensation and a fine for Trump.
How big a fine will affect Trump?
The size of the fine is the central issue of the trial. According to Carroll’s lawyers, the fine should be so large that it would even affect the behavior of Trump, who boasted of his billions of assets.
Trump himself has shown no sign of stopping Carroll’s prosecution. He has published during the past week on his Truth Social channel dozens of texts, videos and links every day to assert his innocence and accuse Carroll. On Wednesday night alone, he published 37 posts in a short period of time.
Trump plans to testify in the trial on Finnish time late Thursday evening.
He has previously appeared in court very defiantly, prompting the judge to hand him over. Trump is prohibited from using the courtroom to declare policy.
Even now, Trump is not allowed to talk about anything other than the indictment at hand. For example, he is no longer allowed to question last year’s legally binding court decision.
The lawyer’s behavior attracts attention
The lawyer representing Trump Alina Habban the activity has attracted attention. This is his first time participating in a federal court case, so he is not familiar with the court’s highly formulaic operating culture.
On Monday, it emerged that one of the jury members had fallen ill. He could have been replaced by another person, but at the same time, Alina Habba also announced that she had been exposed to the corona virus and felt feverish. Judge Lewis Kaplan decided to postpone the court session.
The next day, Tuesday, a photo of Alina Habba, who took part in Trump’s New Hampshire primary election victory party, spread on social media. He didn’t seem to have any sign of illness. It is possible that Habba will have to explain to Judge Kaplan why he let it be known that he was ill on Monday.
Habba’s visit to New Hampshire was unknowingly revealed by an enthusiastic young Trump supporter Dylan Quattrucciwho posted a picture of himself with Habba on Twitter.
After the photo he took went viral, Quattrucci was removed from Trump’s event. Quattrucci could not understand what was happening.
It is possible that the court will give its verdict as early as tomorrow, Friday.
Source: AP