▲ 995 ▼ Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in defamation damages, jury rules (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by Riccosuave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments Former President Donald Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in damages for repeatedly defaming her, a jury found Friday. The nine-person jury began deliberations in federal court in New York at 1:40 p.m. ET and reached a verdict in just under three hours.
[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are we using American time with Scaramuccis or British time with Lettuces? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago The Liz Truss lettuce is tricky because while the lettuce only lasted 6 days, they didn't start counting until 14/10/22 when she had been sworn in on 6/9/22. Technically a Mooch (11 or 10 days) is longer than a lettuce, but the lettuce measurement was artificially shortened. ;) Both are still longer than a Brittany Spears marriage at 55 hours. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago The Liz Truss lettuce is tricky because while the lettuce only lasted 6 days, they didn't start counting until 14/10/22 when she had been sworn in on 6/9/22. Technically a Mooch (11 or 10 days) is longer than a lettuce, but the lettuce measurement was artificially shortened. ;) Both are still longer than a Brittany Spears marriage at 55 hours. permalink fedilink source parent