The fact that Trump did get a liability verdict here is a sign of the influence of me too on our larger social system. The conversations that we had over the course of that movement were really, really important and amplified in public discourse. That's not to say that like everyone's going to be convinced by this verdict, right? I think there are definitely Trump supporters who are going to find a way to keep believing that he's innocent here.
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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