$12 million

Carroll's attorney tells jury it would take at least $12 million to repair her client's reputation

Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, and Jeremy Herb

In closing arguments, E. Jean Carroll’s attorney Roberta Kaplan reviewed Donald Trump’s defamatory statements about Carroll that are at issue in this case, including when Trump said, “I’ll say it with great respect. She’s not my type.”

Trump’s comment was designed to humiliate Carroll, and it was a lie, Kaplan said.

“Ms. Carroll must’ve been lying, because she was too ugly or too unattractive for Donald Trump to assault,” Kaplan said.

Kaplan played the clip from Trump’s October 2022 deposition when he mistook Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples. The mistake by Trump confirms Carroll “was definitely his type,” Kaplan said.

Kaplan moved on to tell the jury how they should approach quantifying the damages they should award Carroll.

Carroll’s attorney recapped testimony from Professor Ashlee Humphreys, who testified as an expert witness, and her report calculating the reputational harm to Carroll measured through social media, internet and television metrics. Kaplan said it would take at least $12 million to execute a reputational repair campaign because Carroll has a national reputation and Trump has a global audience.