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Jury reaches decision in E. Jean Carroll civil defamation trial against Trump. Verdict will be read soon
From CNN’s Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell

A jury in Manhattan federal court has reached a verdict in the civil defamation trial to determine how much in damages Donald Trump should pay E. Jean Carroll — if any — for defamatory public statements he made about the writer in 2019, according to a court official.

The panel of seven men and two women deliberated for approximately 2 hours 45 minutes today.

During her closing argument, Carroll’s attorney said the writer deserves at least $24 million in damages.

The verdict will be read in court shortly.

Trump will not be in the courtroom as he departed the courthouse in his motorcade around 4 p.m. He is not required to be present in court.