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- E. Jean Carroll is seeking more damages from Trump in her second defamation trial.
- But she could have to pay a hefty amount in taxes — known as the "plaintiff double tax" — on those damages.
- It's all thanks to a tax bill that Trump signed in 2017, when he was president.
E. Jean Carroll is seeking more damages in her second defamation trial against former President Donald Trump.
But she'll likely face a huge tax bill for those damages — and it's all thanks to a law that Trump signed when he was president, according to a
Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017 and it went into effect in January 2018.