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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley expressed her reservations about the news of the $83.3 million defamation conviction against former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit brought forth by columnist E. Jean Carroll. In a statement on platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Haley highlighted her dissatisfaction with the focus on court battles rather than pressing matters like border security and inflation.
The defamation action originates from Trump sexually abusing Carroll in the 1990s, and the current ruling is the second time the former president has been ordered to pay damages in connection with these charges. Carroll was given $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $65 million in punitive damages by a federal jury in New York. This result follows a $5 million verdict from last year.
Haley, who is still a contender in the Republican primary against Trump, said in a post on X, «Donald Trump wants to be the presumptive Republican nominee and we’re talking about $83 million in damages. We’re not talking about fixing the border. We’re not talking about tackling inflation. America can do better than Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
