E. Jean Carroll Jokingly Reveals What She’ll Do With Trump’s Payout Money: 'We’ll Go Shopping!’
E. Jean Carroll joked she'd spend some of the millions in damages she is expected to receive from Donald Trump on shopping.
In the aftermath of a new court ruling ordering the former president to pay $83.3 million in defamation damages to Carroll, the writer responded to questions about how she would use the money during an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.
"You've talked about using some of Trump's money that you're about to get to help shore up women's rights. Do you know what that might be? What that might look like?" Maddow asked Carroll Monday.
Carroll explained that she has great ideas for "all the good" she's going to do with the massive sum.
"First thing Rachel, you and I are gonna go shopping. We're getting a completely new wardrobe, new shoes... Rachel, what do you like? A penthouse? It's yours, Rachel. Penthouse in France? You want France? You want to go fishing in France?" Carroll jokingly replied, causing the host to laugh and shake her head in refusal.
Carroll's legal team quickly interjected, clarifying that it was "a joke."
The damages were awarded to Carroll Friday after a jury deliberated on how much Trump should pay as punishment for his defamatory statements about her in 2019 and his denial that he sexually assaulted her in the '90s.
Last year, Trump was also found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a separate civil trial, where he was ordered to pay Carroll $5 million in damages.
In an interview on "CBS Mornings" Monday, Carroll acknowledged the extraordinary nature of the awarded sum, suggesting that the jury intended to send a strong message to the former president.
The former Elle columnist expressed her intention to use the money for good causes, stating, "We can do really a lot of good with this money."
Carroll, alongside her lawyer Roberta Kaplan, also discussed her latest court victory during an interview on "Good Morning America" Monday.
When asked about her plans for the millions of dollars, Carroll said she would donate or use the money on "something Donald Trump hates."
"If it'll cause him pain for me to give money to certain things, that's my intent," Carroll told host George Stephanopoulos.
She suggested she may give the money to a fund for women who allegedly have been sexually assaulted by Trump.
On Friday, Trump took to Truth Social to react to the court decision, calling it "absolutely ridiculous" and announcing plans to file an appeal.
"Our Legal System is out of control, and being used as a Political Weapon," Trump's post said in part. "THIS IS NOT AMERICA!"
