of a new york city courtroom that has likely put a damper on donald trump s weekend. a nine-member jury has reached its verdict in trump s second defamation trial brought by writer e. jean carroll. the unanimous verdict, donald trump is on the hook for just over $83 million in damages. $83.3 million to be exact. it took just less than three hours of deliberation by the jury to come to that verdict. which includes $11 million for damages to her reputation. $7.3 million for emotional harm and other damages, and a whopping $65 million in punitive damages. it s a huge increase from the $5 million verdict a separate jury awarded carroll last year after finding trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her. now, this is the part where if you have kiddos in the room, you might want to cover their ears because i think it s important to remind you that mr. carroll s case goes back to the 1990s. and she accused trump of doing exactly what he said on that infamous access hollyw
[sneeze] dude you coming? because the only thing dripping should be your style. plop plop fizz fizz with alka-seltzer plus cold & flu relief. also try for fizzy fast cough relief. john: a live look at lower manhattan where closing arguments are underway in former president trump s months long civil fraud lawsuit. one side the supreme court, the other a trump building at 40 wall street where just minutes from now the former president is expected to hold a news conference. we will bring you that live just as soon as it starts. new york attorney general letitia james says the rule of law is on her side but legal experts say the case is without any precedent. jonathan: she s a very political attorney general. none of us could find a single case like this one where james or her office sought these types of damages. john: hello, john roberts in washington. nothing happening this afternoon, sandra, if you want to go out for lunch, now is the time to do it. sandra: nothing t
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people worked year around and got behind. inflation was high er than wage. 2022, the same thing. the past six months that s reversed, that s great. they remember the two years. they had to borrow to get through the christmas season at record rates, they are hanging on, but the inflation is not gone and robert is right about it. it s not going to go away quickly. sandra: thanks to both of you for joining us and hanging on through the breaking news. appreciate it. douglas, robert, thank you. john. john: all right, now a live looking at 40 wall street in downtown manhattan where any moment now former president donald trump is expected to give a news conference following his latest court appearance in this new york state fraud trial. it was closing arguments today. judge engoron had disallowed the former president from making any kind of statement in his closing argument saying he did not want to stray away from the matter at