Judge permits E. Jean Carroll to increase damages sought in defamation lawsuit against Trump.
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A federal judge in New York has allowed writer E. Jean Carroll to amend her pending defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to include comments he made about her last month after he was found liable for sexually assaulting her. The amended complaint includes comments Trump made online and in a CNN town hall following the May 9 verdict in Carroll's civil lawsuit. The pending suit seeks $10 million in damages on top of the $5 million the Manhattan jury awarded Trump in the other case. Trump has denied all allegations that he raped Carroll or defamed her.
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