The jury in a civil case in New York has agreed with magazine columnist E Jean Carroll over her sexual abuse claim against former US President Donald Trump and awarded her $5 million for battery and defamation. Carroll alleged Trump assaulted her in a department store changeroom and then defamed her when he denied her claim, saying she made the story up to boost sales of her book. Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and did not put on a defence in the case. The case wrapped up earlier this week, and the jury came back quickly – it decided that Trump should pay nearly $3 million in damages to Carroll for successfully proving her defamation claim against him and about $2 million in damages for her civil battery claim, bringing the total to $5 million. There are no criminal sanctions as a result of the guilty verdict, and we’ll no doubt hear his response today.