'E. Jean Carroll's cash machine': Social media pounces on Trump's defamation gaffe

Donald Trump Saturday said more about E. Jean Carroll, the columnist he was found liable for sexually assaulting and defaming while denying her assault allegations, than he has said at prior engagements. That opened him up to new litigation, as well as several hurtful comments from political onlookers posting on social media.

Referencing a recent bond he had to pay due to the latest Carroll trial, Trump said at a rally in Georgia, "91 million based on false accusations made about me by a woman that I knew nothing about, didn't know. Never heard of. I know nothing about her."

This led one former federal prosecutor to proclaim that Carroll might sue Trump yet again.

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Political junkies were quick to react.

In response to ex-prosecutor Shan Wu saying Trump welcomed a new suit, columnist David Rothkopf also chimed in:

"This is true. Trump is going to turn into [E. Jean Carroll's] cash machine. The size of the last penalty was designed to ensure he did not do what he did again tonight. So... it was obviously not big enough."

"Third time's the charm?" Wu replied to Rothkopf.

Democratic youth activist Harry Sisson had this to say about the video:

"Donald Trump just defamed E. Jean Carroll again. It’s time for her lawyers to file a third defamation suit against Trump for continuing to lie about her. Make the verdict much larger!"

Writer Andy Ostroy appealed directly to Carroll herself: "Please sue his defamation-obsessed fat orange a-- again," he wrote.

White House correspondent S.V. Dáte echoed those concerns:

"Remember that $88 million judgement Trump lost for rape and defamation? Well, someone's doing some extra bonus defamation right now," Dáte said. "If any lawyers are interested."

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