- Carroll, 80, said the elation was “almost painful” after Friday’s verdict
- Columnist said she doesn’t want to ‘waste money’ but already has ‘ideas’ on how she will spend the $83 million in damages
E. Jean Carroll wants to donate the $83 million in damages she will receive from Donald Trump to a cause that “he hates” and “will hurt him.”
The 80-year-old columnist said the elation she felt was “almost painful” when a Manhattan jury awarded her the staggering amount Friday for the former president defaming her in 2019 and calling her a liar when she accused him of sexual assault.
She is now considering setting up a fund for women “sexually abused” by Trump and has threatened to file a new lawsuit if he discredits her online again.
Caroll said Good morning America she burst into tears as she “smiled” with the jury as she walked out of the courtroom.
It was the second time a New York jury ruled in her favor against Trump in a case stemming from her claims that he raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s.
E. Jean Carroll wants to donate the $83 million in damages she will receive from Donald Trump to a cause that ‘he hates’ and ‘will hurt him’
Trump, 77, has consistently denied the attack ever happened, insists he never met Carroll and has already vowed to appeal.
The jury ordered him to hand over $7.3 million for “emotional damages,” another $11 million for “reputational damage” and $65 million for “punitive damages” for publicly attacking her character.
“The elation was so great on Friday,” she said with her attorney Roberta Kaplan. ‘It filled me. It was almost painful,” Carroll said.
“Today I am very happy because I am calm enough to realize what she (Kaplan) did.”
Carroll is now considering what “great things” she wants to do with the settlement, including donating to a charity for “women sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.”
“I don’t want to waste money,” Carroll said when asked what she was going to do with the money.
The 80-year-old columnist said the elation she felt was “almost painful” when a Manhattan jury awarded her the staggering amount Friday for the former president defaming her in 2019 and calling her a liar when she accused him of sexual assault.
Trump, 77, has consistently denied the attack ever happened, insists he never met Carroll and has already vowed to appeal
‘I have an idea. I’d like to give the money to something Donald Trump hates. That will hurt him to care about certain things.
“Maybe a fund for the women who were sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.”
Trump called Friday’s verdict “ridiculous” as he campaigned in Nevada.
He has also blamed President Joe Biden for his legal troubles, claiming he is being targeted because he is ahead in the polls.
Carroll and Kaplan know they may not get the damages right away, and hinted he may have to sell some of his real estate.
Carroll said she burst into tears as she “exchanged a smile” with the jury as she walked out of the courtroom
Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba said she was ‘proud’ to defend the former president and entered New York’s legal system after Friday’s ruling
Describing the weeks leading up to the trial, Carroll said she “couldn’t eat, couldn’t do anything.”
When she next saw Trump in the courtroom, she said, “He was like nothing.”
‘I looked outside. He was like nothing. Like an emperor without clothes.
‘It was a great reaction. It’s probably because she took my hand and made me feel safe.
‘He is the emperor without clothes. He’s not there. It’s not there.’
Kaplan then said that “all options are on the table” if Trump discredits Carroll again.
“If we have to file another case, we’ll file another one… it just costs more money,” Kaplan added.