A US appeals court has affirmed a jury's $83.3 million (approximately Ksh.10.7 billion) defamation penalty against Donald Trump in favor of author E. Jean Carroll, whom he was found to have sexually assaulted. This ruling upholds the significant financial judgment from January 2024.

• The penalty includes $65 million in punitive damages, $7.3 million in compensatory damages, and $11 million for an online reputation repair campaign, far exceeding the $10 million Carroll had initially sought.
• The case involves Donald Trump, former President of the United States, and E. Jean Carroll, an author, following prior findings of sexual assault and defamation.
• The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the jury's awards, stating they were "reasonable in light of the extraordinary and egregious facts of this case."