E. Jean Carroll Jokes About Using Settlement Money to Shop; Remarks Draw Backlash
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E. Jean Carroll appeared on MSNBC and joked she would use her $83 million settlement from Trump to buy clothes and gifts for the host. She was slammed as not acting like a "real rape victim."
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Carroll had said she would use the money for women's rights causes and assisting Trump's other alleged victims. Her joking remarks seemed to contradict that.
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A federal jury awarded Carroll $83 million in damages - $65 million in punitive damages and additional amounts for reputation rebuilding and pain/suffering.
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The case stems from Trump denying he knew Carroll after she accused him of raping her in a department store dressing room in 1996.
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Trump vowed to appeal the verdict, claiming it takes away his First Amendment rights.