US media said the jury ordered Trump to pay $83 million in damages for defamation.

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Former US President Donald Trump was ordered by a New York jury on Friday to pay $83 million in damages to author E. Jean Carroll, whom he publicly insulted and called a liar for accusing him of sexual assault. Was.

The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for less than three hours. Trump made several comments about Carroll while he was president and disparaged her in the wake of the 1990s assault allegation.

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