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struggle4progress

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49. I suspect the court's already stumbling across thin ice. Many people already regard them as partisan hacks --

Tue Jul 14, 2026, 02:14 PM

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and protecting their wannabe dictator from civil suits, after they already decided to grant him sweeping immunity for malicious prosecutions or selling pardons, is going to decrease their longterm political support further

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"BREAKING: E Jean Carroll has her money. www.ms.now/news/e-jean-... " [View all] orleans 16 hrs ago OP

Holy crap, really???? Nittersing 15 hrs ago #1

GOOD! Bout damn time irisblue 15 hrs ago #2

You just know [Redacted] is seething about johnnyfins 15 hrs ago #3

Me too. Ketchup gotta be flying irisblue 15 hrs ago #18

Yeah EuterpeThelo 15 hrs ago #22

E Jean is my queen malaise 15 hrs ago #4

Trump is adjudicated rapist Botany 15 hrs ago #5

To quote LetMyPeopleVote malaise 15 hrs ago #13

That's great news HappyH 15 hrs ago #6

Her lawyers got the money. They will take their 90% cut so it leaves her $1.5M of the award. n/t Jacson6 15 hrs ago #7

Don't forget that any lawyer popsdenver 15 hrs ago #16

She said she would be donating it to charities. multigraincracker 15 hrs ago #26

Kaplan hasn't disclosed her fee arrangement, but attorneys in civil actions usually receive from 33% to 40% sop 14 hrs ago #38

She has to pay all legal costs Jacson6 12 hrs ago #50

Reportedly, Carroll's legal team at Kaplan Hecker & Fink received $7 million in funding from American Future Republic, sop 12 hrs ago #53

Can you provide us with a copy of her engagement letter with her lawyers, since you seem to have it. onenote 13 hrs ago #43

Victims typically see 45-55% of gross judgement Torchlight 12 hrs ago #54

Proor Jacson6 raising2moredems 4 hrs ago #62

tRump is going to be in such a bad mood today, we should all post about this on socials yaesu 15 hrs ago #8

Nah, popsdenver 15 hrs ago #17

Be a shame that Trump gets to read and or see this all over the place. Botany 15 hrs ago #19

Fantastic Coolgoober 15 hrs ago #9

Leaders around the world are laughing at Trump. Baitball Blogger 15 hrs ago #10

And they weep for the loss of the United States as a strong ally. Justice matters. 12 hrs ago #52

wow i honestly thought she would never get the money the court ordered her to be paid. dawn5651 15 hrs ago #11

Woot! sheshe2 15 hrs ago #12

I haven't seen "woot" in a long time. Nittersing 14 hrs ago #34

Glad I could help with that! sheshe2 13 hrs ago #47

Best news in a very long time. OGBuzz 15 hrs ago #14

Carroll should do the response for Dems Thursday night. Sneederbunk 15 hrs ago #15

I guess the subject matter for Trump's Thursday speech just changed. Ray Bruns 15 hrs ago #20

I'd love her to hold a public press conference with the Epstein victims malaise 15 hrs ago #23

Butthurt drumpf will surely attack her out of frustration in 3... 2... 1... JoseBalow 15 hrs ago #21

Finally, a small amount of accountability for Trump rurallib 15 hrs ago #24

raper-felon DoBW 15 hrs ago #25

Now when does she get the $83 million judgment?? niyad 15 hrs ago #27

That's what I want to know! SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #30

Status of the $83 million judgment: onenote 13 hrs ago #44

I suspect the court's already stumbling across thin ice. Many people already regard them as partisan hacks -- struggle4progress 12 hrs ago #49

I'm guessing THAT is gonna become a BIG issue with voters. calimary 6 hrs ago #61

Wonder if his lawyers will ever see payment. calimary 6 hrs ago #60

Hopefully her win will inspire others. pfitz59 15 hrs ago #28

He already is bankrupt , soon the Gordcanuck 8 hrs ago #59

Sounds like some interesting watching, ahead. calimary 2 hrs ago #63

A tiny fraction of what slob owes her, but a step in the right direction. SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #29

... orangecrush 14 hrs ago #31

Outstanding!! I love Feminist Justice. ⚖️ ❤️ littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #32

This has to be the first time he paid for something. Dawson Leery 14 hrs ago #33

I'm very thankful for E Jean Carroll Nittersing 14 hrs ago #35

That's why she's my queen and I am anti all royals malaise 13 hrs ago #39

She needs to BE VERY CAREFUL: AverageOldGuy 14 hrs ago #36

Good For Her MissouriDem47 14 hrs ago #37

Actually she only got... Snackshack 13 hrs ago #40

At Ieast it's a start Wiz Imp 13 hrs ago #46

One small step for Womankind... ultralite001 13 hrs ago #41

5 million down, 83 million to go struggle4progress 13 hrs ago #42

See post #44 for the status of the $83 million judgment. onenote 13 hrs ago #45

Intensely satisfying news Wild blueberry 12 hrs ago #48

Excellent! Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #51

Excellent BlueWaveNeverEnd 12 hrs ago #55

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #56

As someone noted in an earlier post WmChris 9 hrs ago #57

As a technical legal matter, he was not "convicted" -- civil cases don't result in "convictions" onenote 8 hrs ago #58

Maybe this is what the speech is about tomorrow. Can you imagine? C Moon 1 hr ago #64