Trump News for Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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Senate Republicans question Trump’s 2024 viability after sexual abuse verdict
The Hill
Senate Republicans aired concerns Tuesday about former President Trump’s viability in a 2024 presidential election after a civil jury found he had sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll and ordered him to pay her $5 million in damages. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told reporters that he does not believe Trump stands a chance in a November…
May 9, 2023, 11:54 PM
Donald Trump's most loyal supporters will stick by him after E Jean Carroll trial, but experts say he should brace for impact
ABC News
America has found itself in a surreal situation over the past two weeks as the former Elle magazine advice columnist E Jean Carroll took Donald Trump to a civil court in New York over an alleged sexual assault in the 1990s.
May 9, 2023, 11:41 PM

6 notable moments from Trump's sexual abuse trial
The Straits Times
They include the unusual step of keeping jurors anonymous from both the public and lawyers. Read more at straitstimes.com.
May 9, 2023, 11:40 PM

Trump’s 2024 bid faces fresh uncertainty after E. Jean Carroll verdict
The Hill
Republicans are divided over whether former President Trump’s 2024 reelection chances could be hurt following a verdict reached Tuesday in a case involving writer E. Jean Carroll. A federal jury in Manhattan found Trump liable of sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages. In a lawsuit filed last year, Carroll…
May 9, 2023, 11:36 PM

Carroll says verdict is win for every woman who ‘suffered because she was not believed’
The Hill
Writer E. Jean Carroll said the verdict that found former President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her is a win for every woman who “suffered because she was not believed.” “I filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and to get my life back. Today, the world finally knows the truth. This…
May 9, 2023, 11:35 PM

Trump Couldn't Run From His Crimes Forever: MeToo Finally Caught Up With Him | Opinion
Newsweek
Whether this case will loom over his 2024 presidential campaign is unclear; the MAGA crowd has been unmoved by many things that cause most Americans despair.
May 9, 2023, 11:09 PM

National Archives leader confirmed amid turmoil over Trump probe
BreakingNews.ie
Colleen Shogan, a political scientist, was confirmed as archivist of the United States in a 52-45 vote.
May 9, 2023, 11:00 PM

E Jean Carroll elated at verdict that Trump sexually abused her
BreakingNews.ie
Former Elle magazine advice columnist E Jean Carroll said on Wednesday she felt 'fantastic'
May 9, 2023, 11:00 PM

What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
BreakingNews.ie
‘Trump is a sex abuser,’ the papers proclaim after a jury returned a verdict in the former US president’s civil case.
May 9, 2023, 11:00 PM
Trump Loses a Sexual Abuse Suit
The Wall Street Journal
A jury finds for E. Jean Carroll but will GOP voters care?
May 9, 2023, 10:42 PM
What Trump’s many legal troubles mean for his 2024 campaign
The Straits Times
The legal scrutiny could feed his preferred narrative that he is being unfairly targeted. Read more at straitstimes.com.
May 9, 2023, 10:38 PM

Read the full jury verdict form from the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
POLITICO
Trump's legal team did not call any witnesses during the trial, and Trump himself did not testify in court during the trial.
May 9, 2023, 10:26 PM

Jury rules former US President Donald Trump sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll in luxury shop
Irish Mirror
Trump was accused of sexually assaulting E. Jean Carroll in a department store in 1996
May 9, 2023, 10:19 PM

Trump Verdict Puts New Pressure on CNN
Newsweek
A verdict was released in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case one day prior to a network town hall event scheduled to feature the former president.
May 9, 2023, 10:18 PM

Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, must pay her $5 million, jury says
Devdiscourse
Carroll, 79, testified during the civil trial that Trump, 76, raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in either 1995 or 1996, then harmed her reputation by writing in an October 2022 post on his Truth Social platform that her claims were a "complete con job," "a hoax" and "a lie." Trump was absent throughout the trial which began on April 25.
May 9, 2023, 10:01 PM
Biden’s Border Bungling Is a Gift to Trump
The Wall Street Journal
Illegal immigration helped decide the 2016 election. Why not try to avoid a repeat in 2024?
May 9, 2023, 10:01 PM

Donald Trump latest: 'The world finally knows the truth' - victim and former president react to verdict
Sky News
A jury in New York has decided that Donald Trump sexually abused a writer in a changing room at a department store in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar. He has decried the verdict as a "witch hunt".
May 9, 2023, 10:00 PM

Read the Completed Jury Verdict Form in the Trump-Carroll Case
The New York Times
A jury, which held former President Donald J. Trump liable on Tuesday for the sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll and awarded her $5 million, completed a verdict form that spelled out possible findings.
May 9, 2023, 9:47 PM

E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump: He’s Liable
The New York Times
Readers react to the jury’s decision.
May 9, 2023, 9:38 PM
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Trump GOP rival Asa Hutchinson denounces ‘arrogant contempt for rule of law’ reflected in Carroll rape trial verdict
New York Daily News
Breaking ranks with other announced Republican presidential candidates, Hutchinson trashed Trump’s “cavalier and arrogant contempt for the rule of law" in light of the verdict in the E. Jean Carroll civil rape trial.
May 9, 2023, 9:35 PM

A Stunning Result in Trump’s Sexual Assault Trial
POLITICO
A new first — and a new low — for the former president.
May 9, 2023, 9:34 PM

Judge advises jurors in Trump-Carroll case to remain anonymous ‘for a long time’
The Hill
The jurors who found that former President Trump sexually abused author E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s were advised to remain anonymous “for a long time.” CNN reported that U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan informed the jurors that they could now identify themselves if they wish after they were dismissed, but advised them not to.…
May 9, 2023, 9:33 PM

Trump rages he has 'no idea' who E. Jean Carroll is after verdict
New York Post
Former President Donald Trump raged that he has no clue who E. Jean Carroll — even is after a federal jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered he pay her $5 million in damages.
May 9, 2023, 9:30 PM

Donald Trump Sexually Abused Writer E. Jean Carroll, Jury Finds
Extra.ie
Jurors in the US have decided that former US President Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll in the 90s.
May 9, 2023, 9:30 PM

Trump liable in E. Jean Carroll case for sexual abuse, defamation
CBS News
The writer was awarded $5 million total in damages.
May 9, 2023, 9:30 PM