E. Jean Carroll receives $5.62 million sex abuse, defamation payment from Trump after yearslong wait

Key Points:

• E. Jean Carroll has finally received the $5.62 million in damages awarded by a jury three years ago for sexual abuse and defamation by President Trump, following the Supreme Court's decision not to hear his appeal.
• Carroll first accused Trump in 2019 of assaulting her in a department store dressing room decades earlier, and a 2023 federal jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation but not rape under New York law.
• The payment was delayed due to legal battles, including Trump's attempts to delay disbursement and requests for Supreme Court reconsideration, which Carroll's attorney called "gamesmanship."
• The jury's verdict was supported by testimony from Carroll and two other women describing a pattern of alleged sexual misconduct by Trump, as well as the "Access Hollywood" tape.
• Carroll, 82, continues to seek justice amid ongoing legal disputes, including an $83 million defamation verdict from January 2024 that Trump is appealing and plans to take to the Supreme Court.