Why Trump must pay $83m to E Jean Carroll
Donald Trump has been ordered to pay a total of $83.3m (£65.6m) for defaming the writer E Jean Carroll while he was president. Carroll was seen walking out of court smiling after the verdict was announced.
The BBC’s Nada Tawfik explains the hefty sum and what it means for the former president.
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