E Jean Carroll elated by victory over Trump in sexual abuse suit

"I feel fantastic. Yesterday was probably the happiest day of my life," Carroll told ABC's Good Morning America.

E. Jean Carroll, center, walks out of Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, after a jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing the advice columnist in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. Picture: AP Photo/John Minchillo

Former Elle magazine advice columnist E Jean Carroll said on Wednesday she felt "fantastic" after a jury a day earlier found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, and awarded her $5 million in damages in her civil lawsuit against the former US president.

The verdict in Manhattan federal court represented a fresh legal setback for Trump as he seeks to regain the presidency in 2024.