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submitted 11 months ago by Riccosuave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Former President Donald Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in damages for repeatedly defaming her, a jury found Friday.

The nine-person jury began deliberations in federal court in New York at 1:40 p.m. ET and reached a verdict in just under three hours.

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[-] ansiz@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago

It's complete insanity that neither party is using this case against Trump during the primaries. Especially Haley, it's a gift wrapped opportunity for her to score points on Trump and she completely ignores it. Her campaign was a lost cause from the start but none of the Republican candidates have acted like they are even trying.

[-] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago

Erm, Haley is using this for her campaign:

“Donald Trump wants to be the presumptive Republican nominee and we’re talking about $83 million in damages. We’re not talking about fixing the border. We’re not talking about tackling inflation,” Haley said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “America can do better than Donald Trump and Joe Biden.”

Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4432630-haley-trump-defamation-verdict-america-can-do-better/

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago

She's not wrong that we can do better.

She's just wrong in assuming she is better.

[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 7 points 11 months ago

I mean, I certainly don't intended to vote for her over Biden, even considering my distaste for Biden, but I would say she is better than Trump from what I've seen. She seems more like "regular" republican evil primarily dangerous due to harmful policies, which is still plenty bad to be fair, but I don't expect we'd be as likely to have her try a coup should she lose an election.

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I'd take her over Trump for sure.

But Biden over her, and like, fucking any other Democrat over Biden.

But this is where we're at, so I guess I'll fall in line.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

I think this is my favorite dig on it

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

"If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him.."

-Sun Tzu

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

They don't know about it. Legit know someone that doesn't know all the legal issues trump is currently going through. Lots of "if he committed a crime why hasn't he been charged?" It was a bit surreal. All the witch hunt talk has saturated the conversation so they don't even know official proceedings are fully underway. They think because he hasn't actually paid the damages to E Jean Carrol it means he wasn't found "guilty" (because they don't understand the nuance between civil and criminal).

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

You think any news station Haley watches is even talking about this?

Conservatives live in a bubble these days 100%.

Any time they step outside of it the liberal "slant" of reality slaps them in the face.

You know things like being forced to acknowledge and respect LGBTQ+ people...

[-] Bdtrngl@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

And ruin her future chances at getting elected in the ~~republican~~ Trumpican party?

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