A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.

Friday’s verdict was the second time in nine months that a jury addressed Carroll’s claim that Trump assaulted her in a New York City department store in 1996. Another jury last May found Trump liable for sexual abuse and ordered him to pay $5 million. This defamation trial was over things Trump said about Carroll while he was president. Trump continues to insist he was falsely accused.

[Trump should have kept his mouth shut after the last trial, but as I’ve written before, I suspect that an appellate court will take a skeptical view of the new action. Carroll became a public person by selling her memoir in which she related her claims against Trump. In those circumstances, a person has a right to defend themselves against the allegations, including questioning the motives behind them. We’ll see what happens on appeal. — Ed]