President Donald Trump's lawyers have vowed to continue appealing.
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President Donald Trump's lawyers have vowed to continue appealing.
The payment comes three years after a jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer. President Donald Trump's lawyers have vowed to continue appealing. President Donald Trump’s settlement payment of over $5.6 million has been electronically wired to columnist E.
Jean Carroll after a court found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.
NPR reported the story as "E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6 million from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation case." PBS NewsHour reported the story as "E. Jean Carroll has been paid $5.8 million, three years after Trump sex abuse and defamation verdict." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Trump's $5.6 million payout electronically wired to E. Jean Carroll after judge's order."
3 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour, NPR and Washington Examiner. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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