E. Jean Carroll Seeks Additional Damages From Trump Over CNN Town Hall Comments

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reports by The New York Times. Carroll’s first defamation suit was connected to remarks Trump made after the writer claimed she was raped by Trump in her 2019 memoir “What Do We Need Men For?”This time Carroll wants added damages for the defamatory comments he made on May 10 during his Republican Presidential town hall on CNN.

During the program Trump called Carroll a “whack job,” and referred to her claims as a “made-up” and “fake” story. And though there was photographic proof that showed the two know one another, Trump said he’s never met her.

He also stated that the judge finding him liable was a “rigged deal.”In the court filing from Monday, Carroll’s legal team said Trump’s words from the town hall “show the depth of his malice toward Carroll, since it is hard to imagine defamatory conduct that could possibly be more motivated by hatred, ill will or spite.”As part of the filing, Carroll is requesting that her 2019 defamation suit include not only the jury’s verdict finding him liable but also Trump’s CNN comments and the remarks he’s made about Carroll on the Truth Social social media platform. “This conduct supports a very substantial punitive damages award in Carroll’s favor both to punish Trump, to deter him from engaging in further defamation, and to deter others from doing the same,” the filing continued.Carroll and her attorney Robbie Kaplan appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” last week to discuss the case, where Kaplan said Trump’s words laid out a clear field for them to take legal action. “It’s definitely actionable,” Kaplan said. “And here the cruelty will make him less wealthy.