2025-09-08T14:44:30Z NEW YORK (AP) A federal appeals court has upheld a civil jurys finding that Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist after she accused him of sexual assault.In a ruling issued Monday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trumps appeal of the defamation award, finding that the jurys damages awards are fair and reasonable. The $83.3 million defamation judgment was awarded by a civil jury over Trumps repeated attacks on Carroll, who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a department store in the 1990s. A separate jury also awarded Carroll in $5 million in a 2023 sexual assault and defamation verdict. Trumps lawyers had asked for a new trial. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site