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An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump​


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A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury’s finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a written opinion upholding the $5 million award that the Manhattan jury granted to E. Jean Carroll for defamation and sexual abuse.

The longtime magazine columnist had testified at a 2023 trial that Trump turned a friendly encounter in spring 1996 into a violent attack after they playfully entered the store’s dressing room.

Trump skipped the trial after repeatedly denying the attack ever happened. But he briefly testified at a follow-up defamation trial earlier this year that resulted in an $83.3 million award. The second trial resulted from comments then-President Trump made in 2019 after Carroll first made the accusations publicly in a memoir.

In its ruling, a three-judge panel of the appeals court rejected claims by Trump’s lawyers that trial Judge Lewis A. Kaplan had made multiple decisions that spoiled the trial, including his decision to allow two other women who had accused Trump of sexually abusing them to testify.

The judge also had allowed the jury to view the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape in which Trump boasted in 2005 about grabbing women’s genitals because when someone is a star, “you can do anything.”

“We conclude that Mr. Trump has not demonstrated that the district court erred in any of the challenged rulings,” the 2nd Circuit said. “Further, he has not carried his burden to show that any claimed error or combination of claimed errors affected his substantial rights as required to warrant a new trial.”

In September, both Carroll, 81, and Trump, 78, attended oral arguments by the 2nd Circuit.

Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesperson, said in a statement that Trump was elected by voters who delivered “an overwhelming mandate, and they demand an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and a swift dismissal of all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded Carroll Hoax, which will continue to be appealed.”

Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer who represented Carroll during the trial and is not related to the judge, said in a statement: “Both E. Jean Carroll and I are gratified by today’s decision. We thank the Second Circuit for its careful consideration of the parties’ arguments.”

The first jury found in May 2023 that Trump sexually abused Carroll and defamed her with comments he made in October 2022. That jury awarded Carroll $5 million.

In January, a second jury awarded Carroll an additional $83.3 million in damages for comments Trump had made about her while he was president, finding that they were defamatory. That jury had been instructed by the judge to accept the first jury’s finding that Trump had sexually abused Carroll.

Trump testified for under three minutes at the second trial and was not permitted to challenge conclusions reached by the May 2023 jury. Still, he was animated in the courtroom throughout the two-week trial, and jurors could hear him grumbling about the case.LOL
 
Pangaroo said:
This shouldn't be considered political, so do you think the US should/can purchase Greenland ?
Did a little research- according to a 2009 law, the people of Greenland can declare independence from Denmark if they wish and only the people of Greenland will decide that. 57,000 people live on Greenland and 75 percent of their budget is money from Denmark. 67 percent said in a recent poll they'd like to declare independence from Denmark, but 76 percent said if it affected their standard of livings they wouldn't vote to declare independence.
So, if the US offered to pay every citizen of Greenland $10 million each , gave them US Citizenship if they requested it, Defended them, gave them a percentage of all the minerals, oil/gas extracted and maybe promised Greenland there wouldn't be a mad dash up there to develop it , unless they agreed to it.
China and Russia would love to get their hands on Greenland , The US can get rare earth minerals and gas/oil and be right there in the Artic to protect our interests.
So what do you think ? Sounds like the people on Greenland care way more about their standard of living than anything else. They'd be set for life and things would remain the same they are now.
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THE FISHING RESOURCES would be outstanding… cellfish…
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Bloomberg) -- Over the last few years, the US economy has consistently defied expectations for a slowdown, and 2024 was no different.

Despite uncertainty around a presidential election, elevated interest rates and a cooling labor market, economic growth remained solid this year. The US is set to be the top performer among Group of Seven countries, according to International Monetary Fund projections.


Still, the economy was far from perfect. Inflation proved slow to recede, leading the Federal Reserve to embrace a higher-for-longer approach to interest rates. The housing and manufacturing sectors continued to struggle under the weight of high borrowing costs, and consumers with credit-card debt, mortgages and other loans saw rising delinquency rates.

Here’s a closer look at how the US economy performed in this year:

Consumers Held Up...

The answer to why the economy exceeded expectations in 2024 is the American consumer. Even as hiring slowed, wage growth continued to outpace inflation and household wealth reached new records, supporting an ongoing expansion in household spending.

Bloomberg Economics forecasters estimate household outlays advanced 2.8% in 2024 — faster than in 2023 and nearly twice their projection at the start of the year.

...But Cracks Emerged...

Though consumers are still holding up, some of the main drivers of that remarkable resilience lost steam this year. Americans have mostly exhausted their pandemic savings and have generally been putting aside a smaller share of their incomes each month.


Consumer spending has also been increasingly driven by higher earners who are enjoying a so-called wealth effect from gains in housing prices and the stock market. That’s taking place while many lower-income consumers are relying on credit cards and other loans to support their spending, with some showing signs of financial strain like higher delinquency rates.

...Including in the Labor Market

The main support for consumer spending also began flashing warning signs in 2024. Hiring decelerated throughout the year and the unemployment rate edged higher, triggering a popular recession indicator. Moreover, the number of job openings declined and the unemployed are increasingly having a harder time finding new jobs.

Fed officials began cutting rates in September amid concerns that the job market could be approaching a dangerous tipping point, though they’ve become more optimistic in the final months of the year as the unemployment rate has stabilized around levels that remain low by historical standards. Wage growth, meanwhile, remains steady around 4%, which should keep supporting household finances.
 
movetheboat said:
Bloomberg) -- Over the last few years, the US economy has consistently defied expectations for a slowdown, and 2024 was no different.

Despite uncertainty around a presidential election, elevated interest rates and a cooling labor market, economic growth remained solid this year. The US is set to be the top performer among Group of Seven countries, according to International Monetary Fund projections.


Still, the economy was far from perfect. Inflation proved slow to recede, leading the Federal Reserve to embrace a higher-for-longer approach to interest rates. The housing and manufacturing sectors continued to struggle under the weight of high borrowing costs, and consumers with credit-card debt, mortgages and other loans saw rising delinquency rates.

Here’s a closer look at how the US economy performed in this year:

Consumers Held Up...

The answer to why the economy exceeded expectations in 2024 is the American consumer. Even as hiring slowed, wage growth continued to outpace inflation and household wealth reached new records, supporting an ongoing expansion in household spending.

Bloomberg Economics forecasters estimate household outlays advanced 2.8% in 2024 — faster than in 2023 and nearly twice their projection at the start of the year.

...But Cracks Emerged...

Though consumers are still holding up, some of the main drivers of that remarkable resilience lost steam this year. Americans have mostly exhausted their pandemic savings and have generally been putting aside a smaller share of their incomes each month.


Consumer spending has also been increasingly driven by higher earners who are enjoying a so-called wealth effect from gains in housing prices and the stock market. That’s taking place while many lower-income consumers are relying on credit cards and other loans to support their spending, with some showing signs of financial strain like higher delinquency rates.

...Including in the Labor Market

The main support for consumer spending also began flashing warning signs in 2024. Hiring decelerated throughout the year and the unemployment rate edged higher, triggering a popular recession indicator. Moreover, the number of job openings declined and the unemployed are increasingly having a harder time finding new jobs.

Fed officials began cutting rates in September amid concerns that the job market could be approaching a dangerous tipping point, though they’ve become more optimistic in the final months of the year as the unemployment rate has stabilized around levels that remain low by historical standards. Wage growth, meanwhile, remains steady around 4%, which should keep supporting household finances.
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That’s pretty grim. At least we’re seven from dead last. Oh and…
 
Buyers remorse???

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Russia said it's been listening to Trump's plans for peace in Ukraine and is 'not happy, of course'​


Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he could bring the Ukraine war to an end within days, but said he would not describe how.

In a December 12 interview with Time magazine, also cited by Lavrov, Trump again said that he couldn't describe his plan in detail.

LOLOLOLOLOL Too funny
 
longcast said:
And that is why biden now owns the title of “worst ever”. Carter can now rest in peace as that title was lifted from him.

www.foxnews.com

Biden faces 'uncanny' Carter comparisons as one-term Democrat leaving amid inflation, Middle East crisis

President Biden has strong parallels with the late President Jimmy Carter as a one-term Democrat leaving office amid inflation woes and crisis abroad.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
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Watching Johnny Carson rerun taped 12/30/79, he's really ragging on Carter and his last days in office.
Angie Dickinson is the guest. :)
 
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