Jury begins deliberations in defamation case after Trump walks out

Donald Trump is fighting a defamation case which could see him ordered to pay out 24 million dollars (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

A jury began deliberations on Friday in the defamation trial against former president Donald Trump, deciding whether he owes writer E Jean Carroll additional millions after a jury last year concluded that he sexually abused her in 1996.

The jury, which is anonymous, began its work after closing arguments punctuated by Mr Trump’s dramatic exit from the courtroom as one of Ms Carroll’s lawyers spoke.