According to a PEOPLE exclusive excerpt republished by Yahoo, sources expected Melania Trump to “stay below the radar as she usually does” after a jury found Donald Trump liable in E. Jean Carroll’s civil case. The excerpt does not contain a direct statement from Melania or establish what she privately felt or did.
What the exclusive says about Melania Trump
The accessible excerpt from the PEOPLE report says unnamed sources expected Melania to keep a low profile and characterized the verdict as embarrassing for her and her family. That is the sources’ account—not a comment from Melania herself. The excerpt does not establish whether she later spoke publicly or what steps she took. Read the PEOPLE exclusive republished by Yahoo.
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What the jury decided in 2023
In May 2023, a Manhattan civil jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll and awarded her $5 million, according to TIME’s account of the verdict. TIME reports that the jury did not find Carroll had proved rape. This was a civil liability verdict, not a criminal conviction.
Why the later $83.3 million award is separate
A different jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million in January 2024 for defamatory statements Trump made about her. That was a separate defamation damages proceeding, not part of the 2023 $5 million award. CBS News reported the 2024 verdict; Carroll said in a CBS Mornings interview that she thought the jury had said “enough.” Her comment concerned that later verdict, not Melania’s response.
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Where the two awards stood on appeal
The Second Circuit upheld the $5 million award in December 2024, according to the Associated Press. In a September 8, 2025 report, Axios reported that an appeals court had also upheld the separate $83.3 million judgment. These are distinct judgments based on different proceedings.
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