Trump has labeled the verdict against him as a "total disgrace," on his Truth Social media platform. Carroll, meanwhile, called the verdict a victory for her and other victims of abuse.
Trump defense lawyer Joseph Tacopina said the former president would appeal the outcome, adding he believes there are "plenty of issues" on which to try to overturn the verdict.
Presidential historian Allan Lichtman, professor at Washington-based American University, says such an outcome as Trump faces should "dead stop any political career; it should be over."
Lichtman told VOA, however, that has not been the case regarding the former president.
Referring to the phenomenon as "the death of truth," Lichtman said Trump’s supporters live in an "insulated bubble where they are only fed information to sustain and support what they already believe and are entirely cut off from any critical information, however truthful."
Lichtman said the phenomenon extends beyond media, including far right media outlets, to the new community of social media.
"Communities used to be your neighbors; now its communities by political inclination, and the algorithm simply feeds you things that reinforce what you already believe and insulate yourself from everything else," Lichtman said.
Trump does not face any prison time in the civil case with Carroll, but analysts point out his court challengers are far from over.
Trump is also facing investigations in Georgia and Washington over his alleged interference in the 2020 election - and his handling of classified documents and potential obstruction of justice.
"The civil case in New York is only one of several cases pending or possibly pending," Dan Balz, chief political correspondent at the Washington Post, told VOA.
Lichtman believes the New York verdict will make it more difficult for him to win another presidential race due to the large number of undecided voters.
Balz disagrees, believing the former president's base might be enough, "given Republican rules of winner-take-all primaries."
He added it is unclear whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will run or whether he "has the skills necessary to stop Trump from winning."
DeSantis, who is seen as a top rival to Trump for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, is expected to launch his campaign in the coming weeks.
Several of Trump’s current and prospective GOP rivals were silent on Tuesday's verdict. Former Vice President Mike Pence told NBC News, "I would tell you, in my four-and-a-half years serving alongside the president, I never heard or witnessed behavior of that nature."
Pence, who has not said whether he's entering the race, did not elaborate on his view of Trump's fitness to be president, saying, "I think that’s a question for the American people."
Some information in this report came from the Associated Press.
