Former President Donald Trump was found liable by a Manhattan jury Tuesday in a civil battery and defamation lawsuit filed against him by author E. Jean Carroll, according to ABC News.
Carroll accused Trump of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s; she also accused Trump of defaming her in an Oct. 12, 2022 social media post, labeling her allegations as a "complete con job."
Trump's remarks formed the basis of the defamation aspect of the lawsuit.
The jury began deliberations on Tuesday, ultimately deciding to hold Trump liable for battering Carroll and for defaming her.
