Federal jury orders Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in defamation damages vs. Wall Street Journal op-ed tells incoming first lady Jill Biden to drop the "Dr." title

Donald Trump

Federal jury orders Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in defamation damages

2024-01-26

A Manhattan federal jury awarded writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages after finding Trump liable for defaming her when he denied, and attacked her over, her sexual assault allegation. The verdict followed a separate 2023 jury finding that Trump was liable for sexual abuse and an earlier defamation claim.

Jury orders Trump to pay $83 million for defaming columnist E. Jean Carroll NPR · 2024-01-26 · archived
Trump ordered to pay additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case PBS NewsHour · 2024-01-26 · archived
Trump must pay $83.3 million for defaming E. Jean Carroll, jury says CBS News · 2024-01-26 · archived

Jill Biden

Wall Street Journal op-ed tells incoming first lady Jill Biden to drop the "Dr." title

2020-12-11

The Wall Street Journal published an opinion column by Joseph Epstein addressing incoming first lady Jill Biden, who holds a doctorate in education, as "kiddo" and urging her to stop using the title "Dr." The piece drew multi-day criticism from public figures, academics, and news outlets, and Biden's spokesperson called it a "disgusting and sexist attack."

Wall Street Journal draws backlash over op-ed urging Jill Biden to drop 'doctor' title The Hill · 2020-12-12 · archived
Op-Ed Urging Jill Biden To Drop The 'Dr.' Sparks Outrage Online NPR · 2020-12-13 · archived
Wall Street Journal op-ed calling on Jill Biden to drop "Dr." title sparks backlash CBS News · 2020-12-14 · archived