A New York jury in civil case finds Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming, writer E Jean Carroll.
The nine-person jury began discussing the battery and defamation lawsuit on Tuesday and deliberated for just under three hours.
Ms Carroll, 79, had claimed that the former US president raped her in a department store changing room in Manhattan in in 1995 or 1996.
She said he defamed her by claiming she made up the story and was seeking compensation and punitive damages.
Mr Trump, who did not attend the trial, has insisted he never sexually assaulted Ms Carroll or even knew her.
He has called the verdict a “disgrace” on his Truth Social platform.