Appeals court upholds verdict finding Trump liable for sexual assault

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : Trump is appealing that case as well.
35% : The upshot of this decision means Trump will not land a new trial against Carroll unless he seeks additional review by the full 2nd Circuit or appeals to the Supreme Court.
35% : The decision keeps intact a significant legal finding against Trump as he prepares to assume the presidency in January 2025.
31% : A New York jury found Trump liable last year for sexually abusing Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s and defaming her in 2022 by denying her account.
25% : The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that Trump failed to show any errors in the trial court's decisions that would warrant overturning the verdict or granting a new trial.
23% : ABC News agreed to a $15 million settlement deal so that Trump would drop his defamation suit, in addition to an apology to the president-elect and an agreement to pay $1 million in attorneys' fees.
13% : He has repeatedly denied Carroll's allegations, calling them politically motivated.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINERMore recently, Trump scored a win over his own lawsuit related to this case against ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, who falsely claimed Trump "raped" Carroll when he described the outcome of Carroll's case against him on live television.
1% : During the appeal, Trump's legal team argued the district court erred by admitting testimony from other women who alleged sexual misconduct by Trump and the Access Hollywood tape, in which Trump described groping women without consent.

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