Wolf blitzer in the situation room. Ill see you tomorrow. Happening now, the first day of Donald Trumps Civil Fraud Trial wraps up with the former president in the courtroom to fight charges that could potentially decimate this family business. Trump attempting to turn the trial into a platform for personal and political attacks. Also tonight, republican hardliner matt gaetz takes his threat to House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy to the house floor, but stops short of any action yet telling americans to, quote, stay tuned. Were tracking the intense gop infight right now after mccarthy worked with democrats to avert a government shutdown. And californias governor appoints a democratic activist to temporarily fill the senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein. Well take a closer look at Laphonza Butlers potential impact on d. C. Politics and on californias high Profile Senate Race in 2024. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situat
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attorneys. you know, this was a very cordial trial, despite what is at stake here, and despite the allegations. we saw that through to the finish. there was, as you know, at least amount of respect there about how this was, you know, frankly a hard-fought victory. 27 years, but also in court over these nine days of testimony and deliberations. it was a quick deliberation, just a little more than two and a half hours of the jury had this case after hearing closing arguments yesterday. a pretty quick verdict on this case. as you left, i m told she ll have a statement coming soon. you know, certainly a big moment for her. there wasn t a ton of emotion displayed. she did show a smiling. she was happy, she did exchange aside hug with another one of your attorneys before she left the, court jim. paula, you have been covering not only this case but so many of the other legal challenges that the former president is facing. just a few weeks ago that he was presented with 34
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to go to paula reid, because the jury has made a decision on the defamation, and the second big part of this. paula? yes. the jury has found that trump s statements about her calling this a hoax has been guilty of defamation. and so, she has sued for battery and defamation and prevailed on both claims. this is not a criminal trial as you have said. this is a civil case, and the standards are lower and not beyond a reasonable doubt, it is a preponderance of the evidence on battery and this is truly a victory for e. jean carroll, and we are getting the total on damages right now. our understanding is $2 million in damages for the sexual abuse, and close to $3 million for defamation. we should take a moment here as we cover this, because as we
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that is something that does become potentially less effective. i think that s true, brianna, and you are right. as the psychologist in this case testified is that as people are learning more about how victims actually react to trauma, and why it takes so long for them to come knock war and how hard it is for victims not to blame themselves and why they do, and as we learn more about that, i do think that the juries are more likely to say, it makes sense that she would behave that way, and it is not going to we have to interrupt you, jennifer, because we have to go to paula read, because the verdict has been read and she going to tell us what happened. plau? paula? so this jury has found that former president sexually abused e. jean carroll and they have found him liable of battery which is a form of sexual
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