Judd LegumTRUMP FOUND LIABLE OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING E JEAN CARROLL
JURY AWARDS CARROLL $2 MILLION IN COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
This is a monumental verdict and I hope it gets the attention it deserves.
There are more than a dozen other women who allege that they were sexually assaulted by Trump
It's time we take these women are taken seriously
Women who say they were sexually assaulted by Trump
Ninni Laaksonen
Jessica Drake
Karena Virginia
Cathy Heller
Summer Zervos
Kristin Anderson
Jessica Leeds
Rachel Crooks
Mindy McGillivray
Natasha Stoynoff
Jennifer Murphy
Cassandra Searles
Temple Taggart McDowell
Jill Harth
JURY ALSO AWARDS CARROLL $280,000 IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR DEFAMATION BY TRUMP
TOTAL DAMAGES TO CARROLL AS A RESULT OF TRUMP'S SEXUAL ASSAULT = $5 MILLION
CarlG@juddlegum Given the sexual assault finding, I'm surprised the punitive weren't higher. $5m is an annoyance to Trump, but won't break the bank.
Erin Conroy@CarlG314 I agree, count me very surprised (and disappointed) by the very low punitives! Was just saying this earlier when I saw the breakdown of damages.
@chargrille I wonder if the unanimous verdict requirement lowered the amount, as the jury could only go as high as it's stingiest member.
@CarlG314 I hadn't realized there was a unanimous verdict requirement. Horrible. It sends a horrible message to rich men about sexual assault.
@CarlG314 And defamation!
It's also just really disproportionate. It's weird that that hypothetical juror would be willing to go to nearly $5m in damages & then shirk on the punitives. Leaves me with a yucky feeling in the pit of my stomach, as a woman.
@chargrille It was horrible particularly when one guy apparently watched the Tim Pool podcast.
But it's harder for the GOP to dismiss a "unanimous jury verdict" that he committed sexual assault. Not that they won't try...
@CarlG314 Those sneaky, anti-American "New York values" of condemning assault, don't you know. Cue anti-semitic dog whistle.
Andreas K@chargrille @CarlG314
Assaulting women is a core GOP value, just watch what this bunch of misogynists have been doing and legislating in the past 6 months. It should be clear that this verdict is rather a badge of honour for the leader of the GOP, isn't it?
Assaulting women is a core GOP value, just watch what this bunch of misogynists have been doing and legislating in the past 6 months. It should be clear that this verdict is rather a badge of honour for the leader of the GOP, isn't it?
@chargrille Thanks. In that case, the lack of meaningful punitives really is a mystery.