E. Jean Carroll reveals CBS host's off-camera reaction to Trump verdict
CBS guest E. Jean Carroll revealed host Gayle King's off-camera reaction to a jury finding Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
E. Jean Carroll appeared on CBS News Wednesday morning and revealed co-host Gayle King's off-camera reaction to a court case win against former President Trump.
A federal jury in New York City granted Carroll a partial victory on Tuesday, deciding that Trump was liable for sexually abusing and defaming the columnist over an alleged incident in the 1990s. The jury did not find the former president liable for alleged rape.
After "CBS Mornings" anchor Gayle King asked Carroll to share her reaction to the verdict, Carroll announced she had the same reaction as King did off-camera.
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Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll appeared on "CBS Mornings" and revealed that co-host Gayle King reacted with "Hooray!" to a jury finding the former president liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil lawsuit. AP Photo / Seth Wenig; Michele Crowe/CBS via Getty Images ((AP Photo / Seth Wenig) ;(Michele Crowe/CBS via Getty Images) )
"I had the exact reaction you just had before the camera came on," Carroll said. "You said when you heard it you went, 'Hooray!' That's how I felt inside."
The CBS anchor and her co-hosts did not address their guest's claim during the remainder of the interview. The left-leaning King has donated money to Democrats and is close to the Obama family, as well as close friends with liberal billionaire Oprah Winfrey.
Fox News Digital has reached out to CBS for comment but has yet to receive a response from the network.
Donald Trump blasted the E. Jean Caroll jury verdict as a "disgrace" and "a continuation of the greatest political witch hunt in history." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Carroll, 79, alleged that Trump raped her at the Bergdorf Goodman department store across the street from Trump Tower in Manhattan sometime in 1996. The former president alleges that he has "absolutely no idea" who she is.
The federal jury has ordered Trump to pay $5 million.
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In an interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, Trump said that he will appeal the ruling. He blasted the verdict as a "disgrace" and "a continuation of the greatest political witch hunt in history."
Fox News' Brooke Singman contributed to this report.