Writer E. Jean Carroll was awarded $5 million Tuesday by a Manhattan jury that found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her — while clearing him of her rape claim.

Carroll, 79, held her head down as the verdict was read in Manhattan federal court — and nodded when she heard the jury finding in favor of her defamation claim for Trump, 76, branding her a liar when she came forward with her allegations that he raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman fitting room in 1996.

The verdict could dog an embattled Trump in his 2024 presidential bid and is just one of many legal issues he faces — including a pending criminal case related to "hush money" payments.

The nine-person jury — three women and six men — decided the case after three hours of deliberations that began just before noon Tuesday.

Neither Carroll nor her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, spoke to the mass of reporters outside the Lower Manhattan courthouse as they left hand in hand, with the former "Ask E. Jean" columnist breezing through the crowd and into a waiting car.

"I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHO THIS WOMAN IS. THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE – A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!" Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social following the verdict.

Speaking outside court, his attorney, Joe Tacopina, vowed to appeal the verdict.

"He's firm in his belief, as many people are, that he can't get a fair trial in New York City based on the jury pool," Tacopina said of Trump. "I think one could argue that's an accurate assessment based on what happened today."