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The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains why Trump must pay $83m to E Jean Carroll

By Brandon Livesay and Madeline Halpert

Reporting from court in New York

A New York jury has decided Donald Trump should pay $83.3m (£65m) for defaming columnist E Jean Carroll in 2019 while he was US president.

The jury's penalty in the civil trial is made up of $18.3m for compensatory damages and $65m in punitive damages.

Mr Trump was found in a previous civil case to have defamed Ms Carroll and sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.

He vowed to appeal the latest ruling, calling the case a witch hunt and the verdict "Absolutely ridiculous!"

The compensatory damages are meant to account for the harm that the jury found his comments had done to her reputation and emotional wellbeing.

Defamation defeat a double-edged sword for Trump

The panel also had to come up with a punitive penalty intended to stop Mr Trump from continuing to speak out against her.