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- Trump claimed the fame Carroll earned from his defamations is a "benefit" that lessens any damages.
- Carroll's side called this "Donald Trump's most insulting argument."
- Ultimately, jurors were barred from considering "any reputational benefits" in calculating damages.
Remember the "slaves learned valuable skills" controversy from July, when Florida updated its history standards, essentially telling middle-schoolers, "Hey, slavery wasn't all bad?"