The request to amend the suit was for “a very substantial punitive damages award” to Carroll in order to “punish” Trump, deter him from defaming Carroll more and to “deter others from doing the same.”

One day after a jury found Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation of Carroll when he denied the assault, he called the trial “a rigged deal,” called Carroll a “wack job,” denied knowing Carroll and said her claims were “fake” and a “made-up story.”