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for sure. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we begin with breaking news. the verdicts in the civil rape and defamation trial of former president donald trump. a federal jury in new york found donald trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist e. jean carroll nearly 30 years ago. the jury also found the former president liable for defaming carroll when he denied the allegations and said she was lying to get publicity for her book. the former writer for elle magazine was awarded $5 million in damages. the trial saw carroll testify in graphic detail about the assault inside a luxury department store dressing room in the 1990s. the jury was also shown a videotape deposition of trump being questioned under oath about the allegations. cbs s elaine quijano has been following the trial and is going to start us off tonight outside the federal courthouse in new york city. good evening, elaine.
mid- 90s. she went public with it in her memoir. trump denied the allegation, calling it a hoax. i was falsely accused by this woman, i have no idea who she is, it s ridiculous. reporter: during the trial, carroll gave graphic testimony. she told jurors, i m here because donald trump raped me, and when i wrote about it, he said it didn t happen. he shattered my reputation. trump waived his right to testify, and the defense called no witnesses. outside e th, hiswyer, joe tacoe deck was stacked against his client. part of me was obviously very happy that donald trump was not branded a rapist. reporter: but during the trial, jurors heard parts of reporter: he that she is not my type. reporter: he misidentified carroll in a photograph as his second wife, marla maples. that s marla. reporter: and was asked about that infamous access hollywood recording. it is true with stars that they can grab women by the [bleep]? well, that s, if you look over the last million ye
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repoter: good evening, norah. e. jean carroll appeared to nod as the jury s decision was read. it was an emotional nine-day trial, and in a statement, carroll called the verdict a victory, not just for her, but for democracy and sexual assault survivors everywhere. writer e. jean carroll walkedit, but the jury s verdict spoke volumes. the whole time. reporter: after just under three hours of deliberation, the jury of six men and three women found trump liable for one count of battery and one count of defamation. it awarded carroll about $2 million for abuse and about $3 million for defamation. this verdict is the first time that a former president of the united states has actually been found liable for sexual abuse. as well as defamation. reporter: carroll had accused trump of raping her in a new york department store dressing room in the