for donald trump. we ll get into that. plus, some of the week s other top stories. take a look. in the city, jerry finding donald trump liable for a sexual abuse and defamation. the unanimous decision was handed down after less than three hours of deliberation. trump now must pay $5 million in damages to rider e. jean carroll. and e. jean carroll joins us now along with her attorney roberta kaplan. good morning to you both. how are you feeling this morning? on top of the world. yesterday was the happiest day of my life. was it? how come? [laughter] what was the feeling? because the former president had smeared me so badly and so evenly, and was such malice and such despite that it wasn t until yesterday that i got back on my feet. and so, my name is back, and robbie kaplan got it back for me. there are a lot of people who wondered why you would bring this case, not just because of the time, but because you know, you are from new york. you understand who donald tru
care of it. we have alexei mccann and with us of axios with a question for you. alexei? hi, e. jean. it s good to see you. and i appreciate the opportunity to chat with you. first, i am sorry for all that you ve been through. and i am sorry that none of these republican statements even acknowledged some of the awful situations that women like yourself and across the country have gone through. critics, of course, say in situations like this, oh, you are just doing this for financial gain, and that s what you have to gain out of this. i wonder if you could speak to what it is that you actually gain, and also, what you lose by going through this? it s not about the money, not about the money. it was totally, 100%, to get my name back, and two for all women in the country, to step forward, and prove our case, so more women like me can be believed. remember, women don t come
these things, but we believe he can use his power for good. so, just trying to love and support those that are hurting, those that have lost loved one, those have been traumatized in this event. just walking through the difficult time to try to help point them to face, and help restore hope. as i mentioned, you were the chaplain for the allen police department. those officers gravely ran to the sound of gunfire and took out the shopper shooter, not before he killed eight people. what are the lease, police officers saying tuna conversations with them? m? i can tell you how proud i am to be affiliated with the city of allen, and the brave first responders. we have seen in recent months and years even, where maybe law enforcement, we felt they didn t necessarily do the right thing, or respond in the right amount of time, so, here is a case where a very brave officer responded immediately on an
i think that deposition that you had a lot to do with the verdict. i think they saw in that video who donald trump is, what he believes, and how he acts. and he said it in his own words. and i think that has a huge impact on the jury in this case. we re gonna listen, john, we ll quickly, to the piece of the deposition that gets at the access hollywood tape. let s watch. and you say it again, this has become very famous in this video. i just start kissing them. it s like a magnet. just kiss, i don t even wait. and when you are a star, they let you do it. you can do anything, grab them by the [bleep] you can do anything. that s what you said. historically, that is true with stars. you think you can grab a woman by the [bleep] if you look over the last million years, i guess that s been largely true, not always, but largely true, unfortunately, or fortunately you consider yourself to be a star? i think he can say that,
on my feet. and so, my name is back, and robbie kaplan got it back for me. there are a lot of people who wondered why you would bring this case, not just because of the time, but because you know, you are from new york. you understand who donald trump is. you know how he fights. you knew it was gonna be ugly. everything you laid out, you knew it was gonna happen. so, why was it so important to you, and indeed, why was it worth it to you to bring this case? well, i didn t come forward at the time. right. it took me a long time to get over feeling shamed believing it was my fault. i was frightened he would strike back. he did. i was frightened i d lose my job. i did. and then, the asa was passed in new york state. and it gave us a nudge, and the ability to hold him accountable