WASHINGTON – Writer E. Jean Carroll asked a court Monday to impose “very substantial” damages on Donald Trump for his critical comments after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation of Carroll.

“This conduct supports a very substantial punitive damages award in Carroll’s favor both to punish Trump, to deter him from engaging in further defamation, and to deter others from doing the same,” said a filing by Carroll.

Even after the jury this month assessed Trump $5 million in damages, the former president said during a CNN town hall that Carroll was a “whack job” with a “made-up story.” He called the trial a “rigged deal.”