Short, Sweet(?), and to the Point: Donald Trump Briefly (Very Briefly)Testifies in Defamation Suit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

36% : With the defense calling Trump to the stand, that signifies the case is likely nearing its conclusion and soon will be submitted to the jury for deliberation.
35% : Upon taking the stand Thursday, Trump was asked three questions by the defense.
32% : He Was Held Liable for Sexually AbusingTrump took the stand to testify in response to very limited questioning by his own counsel, Alina Habba.
27% : For the defamation claim, the jury awarded her $2.7 million in compensatory damages and an additional $280,000 for punitive damages, finding that Trump had acted "maliciously, out of hatred, ill will, spite or wanton, reckless, or willful disregard of the rights of another" when he accused her of inventing the story.
24% : In finding Trump liable for battery, the jury awarded Carroll $2 million in compensatory damages, along with $20,000 in punitive damages.
22% : ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND:Fireworks in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial As Judge Threatens to Bar Trump From CourtroomFederal Judge Dismisses Trump's Counterclaim Against Writer
19% : As RedState reported, in May of 2023, a federal jury found Trump liable to Carroll for battery (for the alleged sexual assault) and defamation arising out of statements he made in 2022 regarding the matter.
19% : The trial centered around Carroll's allegations that Trump sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s, and she was seeking compensatory and punitive damages.
17% : (This would be "Carroll I," the initial defamation suit Carroll filed against Trump in relation to comments he made in 2019 denying her accusations that he sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.)

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