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Former President Donald Trump's request for a new trial in E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit has been denied by a federal judge. Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the damages awarded, totaling over $83 million, were not excessive given the circumstances of the case.
The lawsuit stems from Carroll's allegations that Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store in the 1990s. Trump denied the allegations and made disparaging comments about Carroll, prompting her to file a defamation lawsuit. In his ruling, Judge Kaplan stated that Trump's. . .
