An angry Donald Trump responded on social media Friday to the stunning $83.3 million verdict in a New York courtroom ordering him to pay advice columnist E. Jean Carrol – who accused the former president of sexual assault – for defaming her.
“Absolutely ridiculous!” he raged on his social media platform Truth Social. “THIS IS NOT AMERICA!”
He vowed to appeal the decision:
He also blasted how the justice system is being twisted by Democrats who seemingly will do anything to “Get Trump”:
The former president, who frequently clashed with the judge during the trial, lashed out at the unfair treatment he received. It was a one-sided trial, he argued:
