A court in New York sentenced former US President Donald Trump to pay more than 83 million dollars in damages for defamation in the case of sexual harassment of a journalist.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The jury of a court in Manhattan, New York, after holding a 5-day hearing, sentenced Donald Trump to pay 83 million and 300 thousand dollars in compensation for defamation in the case of sexual harassment of a journalist.

This court sentenced Trump to pay this huge compensation for calling journalist "E. Jane Carroll" a liar.

Carroll said in court that by denying sexual assault, Trump has called her reputation as an honest and honest journalist into question.

According to this report, Trump was present in most of the court sessions, but in this session, he left the court before the verdict was issued as a sign of protest.

He then wrote in a post on the Truth social network: Our judicial system is out of control and is being used as a political weapon. This is not America!

After leaving the court with her lawyers, 80-year-old Carol also said in a statement that this is a great victory for every woman who stands up when she is defeated, and this is a huge defeat for every bully who tries to oppress a woman. and put pressure.

Jane Coverell is a former Ellie magazine columnist. In November 2019, he filed his lawsuit against Trump in the New York Civil Court. In part of her book, published by the magazine last year, she claimed that she was sexually harassed by Trump in the pro room of the Bergdorf luxury store in New York in the mid-1990s.

Since then, the review of this case was delayed due to conflicts related to the constitution, and the main reason was Trump's presidency and his political immunity.

Last year, while attending the testimony session, Trump denied this charge and announced that Carroll is not in my class and that he is a liar. Trump also called the charge ridiculous.

The unnamed jury of seven men and two women ordered Trump to pay $18.3 million in compensatory damages, including $11 million for harm to Carroll's reputation. Trump must also pay an additional $65 million in financial penalties to Carroll. A fine that this writer considers necessary to prevent Trump from defaming him.

At the same time, Trump's lawyers introduced Carroll as a person seeking and needing the attention of his fans and stated that they will definitely protest against this verdict.

Earlier in May 2023, another court had sentenced Trump to pay $5 million in damages to Carol. That court also found Trump guilty of sexual assault and defamation of Carol. But Trump has appealed against this verdict and has spent about 5.5 million dollars for this case.

Trump's appeal of both cases could take years.

According to Tasnim, Donald Trump, the leading Republican candidate, is currently facing numerous criminal charges: trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his supporters' attack on the Congress building in January 2021, keeping classified documents in his personal villa in Florida after Leaving the White House, paying a lewd movie star to hush money, and trying to sway the Georgia state election. He is also involved in fraud and financial charges. In addition, the former US president is facing a case of paying damages to a writer who accused him of sexual assault. Trump has denied any wrongdoing in the cases and has not been found guilty in any of them.

Meanwhile, on January 23, Donald Trump defeated his opponent Nikki Haley in the Republican primaries in the state of New Hampshire and won the state.

On January 15, Trump also won the first intra-party Republican race in the state of Iowa for the 2024 election and won this important electoral field with a significant margin over his other rivals.

The US presidential election will be held on November 5, 2024. Currently, Joe Biden is the leading candidate of the Democrats and Donald Trump is the leading candidate of the Republicans in the polls.