Trump Lawyer Says President Trump Will Appeal Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Civil Lawsuit

Joseph Tacopina, attorney of President Donald Trump, said that President Trump is planning to appeal the verdict that found him liable for battery and defamation charges in the E. Jean Carroll trial. It came as a Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday ruled against former President Donald Trump on one count of defamation and one count of battery in a civil case launched against him by Carroll, an advice columnist. The verdict will not result in jail time, because this is a civil case. The jury found that Trump should pay a total of about $5 million in damages to Carroll,…