On Friday, a federal jury ruled that former President Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in a defamation lawsuit. The awarded amount includes $7.3 million for compensatory damages, $11 million for reputation restoration and $65 million in punitive damages. Following the decision, Trump, who was found liable last year of sexually abusing the writer, said he plans to appeal and called the verdict “absolutely ridiculous.” On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Absolutely ridiculous! I fully disagree with both verdicts and will be appealing this whole Biden-dire…
