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Documentary Highlights Carroll's $83M Trump Verdict, Indie Funding

5/27/2026

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Ask E Jean, a documentary, presents E Jean Carroll’s 2022 deposition to show her refusal to be silenced by President Donald Trump.
Carroll secured an $83.3 million defamation verdict and a $5 million award from a 2023 New York jury finding President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, with the larger award unpaid pending appeal.
Independent investors funded the documentary in 2023 with under $2 million after financiers rejected the project.

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Ask E Jean, a documentary, presents E Jean Carroll’s 2022 deposition to show her refusal to be silenced by President Donald Trump.
Carroll secured an $83.3 million defamation verdict and a $5 million award from a 2023 New York jury finding President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, with the larger award unpaid pending appeal.
Independent investors funded the documentary in 2023 with under $2 million after financiers rejected the project.