Permanent record
Carroll jury awarded additional defamation damages
- Event date
- Category
- Civil judgments and litigation
- Posture:
- Civil jury damages verdict
A federal civil jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million for defamatory statements Trump made after taking office. The verdict was civil, not criminal, and was distinct from the 2023 liability-and-damages verdict.
Evidence basis
primary-plus-independent
Documented response
Trump denied wrongdoing or disputed the underlying characterization, as described in the cited material.
Disposition
A Second Circuit panel affirmed the $83.3 million award and the full court denied rehearing on April 29, 2026. A Supreme Court petition remained pending at the 2026-08-28 research cutoff.
Dated sources
- — Reuters (Independent reporting)
- — Associated Press en banc-rehearing report (Independent later-disposition reporting)
- — Second Circuit en banc rehearing order reproduction (Appellate order reproduction)
- — Supreme Court docket, Trump v. Carroll (Official Supreme Court docket)
Correction status
No substantive correction recorded for this version.
Canonical citation
Carroll jury awarded additional defamation damages. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2024-01-26-carroll-defamation-damages/
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