Jury finds Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll and awards her five million dollars in damages for battery and defamation

A jury in Manhattan federal court found that Donald Trump should pay about $2 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll for her civil battery claim. 

Trump may have to pay more in damages if the jury finds that he also defamed Carroll. Defamation is the second claim in Carroll’s lawsuit against Trump.  

The verdict continues to be read in court. 

This is a great day for the American justice system, and I don’t say that very often.

Updated to reflect full verdict.