Former president and current 2024 Republican front runner Donald Trump was found liable yesterday for sexual abuse and defamation. He was ordered to pay five million dollars to the woman who accused him of both. I'm today explained how a MeToo era law took a thirty year old incident from allegation to conviction. Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez on their series Mrs. Davis this week on Intuit Vulture's Pop Culture podcast.
A New York jury awarded $5 million to journalist E. Jean Carroll, whose civil suit against the former president alleged sexual battery and defamation. Vox’s Constance Grady explains.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous and Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Amanda Lewellyn and Amina Al-Sadi, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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