Would you like to receive notifications on latest updates of the following headlines?

Trump's appeal against $5m sexual assault judgment fails

POSTED ON December 31, 2024 •   Breaking News      BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara
United States President-elect, Donald Trump

The United States President-elect, Donald Trump, has lost his bid to overturn the $5 million judgement against him in the case in which he was found guilty of sexually assaulting writer Jean Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s and later defamed her.

In May 2023, a Manhattan jury found that  Trump sexually assaulted former magazine writer Ms Carroll in a dressing room of the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan nearly 30 years ago but could not reach a guilty verdict on the allegation of rape, as she had long claimed.

 

Following the judgement, Trump filed an appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, faulting the decision of the lower court in Manhattan that permitted two women who previously accused Trump of sexual assault to testify in the trial.

Meanwhile, the appeals court has now rejected Trump’s request for a new trial, stating that “ Trump has not demonstrated that the district court erred in any of the challenged rulings,” the court said in its opinion, which affirmed the verdict of the lower court.

Trump was re-elected with an “overwhelming mandate,” Steven Cheung, Trump’s chief campaign spokesman, said in a statement regarding the latest judgement.

He added that the American people “demand an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and a swift dismissal of all of the witch hunts, including the Democrat-funded Carroll hoax, which will continue to be appealed.”

 

READ ALSO
FCT Police Recover Stolen Car, Suspect Escape
BY Ebiakuboere England December 31, 2024 0

ABUJA- The FCT Police Command recovered a grey Toyota Corolla with the registration number KWL 738 B...

READ ALSO
Court withholds $49,700 recover from INEC former REC
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara December 31, 2024 0

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum...

READ ALSO
Venezuela slams TikTok with $10m fine amid offensive challenge
BY Benedicta Bassey December 31, 2024 0

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has issues a $10 million fine against TikTok for disregarding measur...

READ ALSO
S'Korea Court approves arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol despite impeachment saga
BY Benedicta Bassey December 31, 2024 0

SOUTH KOREA  — A South Korean court has approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk...

READ ALSO
EFCC: 24 bank accounts linked to terrorism financing freezes
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara December 31, 2024 0

A Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)&rsquo...

READ ALSO
States sign 2025 appropriation bills, set stage for development
BY Benedicta Bassey December 31, 2024 0

NIGERIA — Various state governors in Nigeria have signed their respective 2015 appropriation b...

READ ALSO
Fubara presents 2025 budget to three-man Assembly, Wike's camp kicks
BY Benedicta Bassey December 31, 2024 0

RIVER STATE, Nigeria — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has presented the N1.18tn bud...

READ ALSO
Abuja Court freezes 24 bank accounts link to terrorism financing
BY Benedicta Bassey December 31, 2024 0

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen about 24 bank accounts over allege...

OUR CHANNELS:

China-Nigeria Partnership: Strengthening Ties Through Culture and Development
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara January 3, 2025 0

The CEO of NTA-StarTimes TV, Joshua Wong, has reaffirmed China’s commitment to bolstering its...


Tinubu to create credit guarantee firm, lower food prices
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara January 3, 2025 0

President Bola Tinubu has promised to boost the country’s economic output through the establis...


ACCI applaud business community for overcoming economic challenges
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara January 2, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria (NAN) - The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) lauded the resilience of th...


Global trending war affecting Nigeria's economy– Shettima
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara January 2, 2025 0

LAGOS, Nigeria—Vice President Kashim Shettima has highlighted the significant impact of global...


Real-time payments to unlock $15bn GDP, boost Nigeria, S'Africa economies by 2028- Report
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara January 2, 2025 0

AFRICA: ACI Worldwide, a global leader in payments technology, has released a report in collaboratio...


Inflation easing in 2025- LCCI
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara January 2, 2025 0

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is optimistic about a potential decrease in prices...


Tinubu reaffirms focus on building a model nation for future generations
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara January 3, 2025 0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to building a natio...


Reasons governors take 65% of federal allocations – Tinubu
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara January 2, 2025 0

NIGERIA- President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday emphasised the critical role of state governors in driv...


Benue Police Confirm Abduction of Tribal Leader Descon Tor Yaji
BY Ebiakuboere England January 2, 2025 0

Benue Police Command has confirmed the distressing abduction of Descon Tor Yaji, the leader of the K...


FCT Police Recover Stolen Car, Suspect Escape
BY Ebiakuboere England January 1, 2025 0

ABUJA- The FCT Police Command recovered a grey Toyota Corolla with the registration number KWL 738 B...


More Articles

Load more...

Menu