Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press at Manhattan Criminal Court after a hearing in his case of paying hush money to cover up extramarital affairs in New York City on February 15, 2024.
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Former President Donald Trump on Friday appealed the civil defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, and posted a $91.6 million bond as part of his request to stay damages he owes in the case as he pursues that appeal.
The appeal came days before Trump faced a deadline to pay $83.3 million in damages to Carroll for defaming her when he first denied her allegation that he had raped her in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s.
The $91.6 million bond he posted is meant to secure that damage award in the event his appeal fails. Trump would get the money from the bond back if he wins his appeal.
Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan on Thursday denied Trump’s request to delay paying Carroll.
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