# Civil Trial: Trump v E. Jean Carroll (Carroll wins, awarded $5 million, plus 83.3 million)

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**Created:** [April 17, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-trial-trump-v-e-jean-carroll-carroll-wins-awarded-5-million-plus-83-3-million/982820 "2023-04-17T21:59:18Z")\
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> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#):
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> I was thinking it was a unanimous vote in the first 3 minutes, and then they decided to stay for lunch.

This is by far and away the most common situation. One vote, “Let’s eat!” then return the verdict.

I did find it interesting that one reporter on MSNBC said that at least one juror was a total MAGA person who took all his news from one hard right wing source (the name escapes me). Yet he still found for Carroll.

This is why I generally trust juries to get it right when presented with good evidence.

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