It didn’t take long for E. Jean Carroll to determine what she would do with the staggering $83.3 million Donald J. Trump now owes her. The New York Times pointed out that Carroll might be in for a long wait before she sees a dime, but that hasn’t stopped her from plotting how she’ll use that windfall when it finally lands. The author told the outlet her resolve to put the money to good use, emphasizing that her lawsuit victory represents a triumph for women.
While not getting into specifics, Carroll told “Good Morning America” she wants to use the money for “something Donald Trump hates.” Adding to that, she suggested she could launch a “fund for the women who have been sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.” Adding to that, she told NYT that she ultimately wants the money to build change somehow. “I’m not going to waste a cent of this,” she told the outlet. “We’re going to do something good with it.”
Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, told the NYT that this kind of massive financial award may deter Trump from further instigations against the author. “He cares about money,” Kaplan told the outlet. “And this is a lot of money to Donald Trump. And I don’t think he wants another judgment at the same amount.”
