E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6M from Trump in sex abuse, defamation case: Court filing
CNBC • • nation
Key Points:
- Writer E. Jean Carroll has received over $5.6 million awarded to her in a federal civil jury verdict that found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
- The payment of $5,625,005.48 was disbursed on July 9 to Carroll's attorney's law firm, with confirmation that the funds were transferred to Carroll herself.
- Carroll's lawyer highlighted that a unanimous nine-person jury found Trump liable three years ago, and the damages awarded have now been paid.
- Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered Trump to pay Carroll, rejecting his attempts to avoid payment and noting years of delays by Trump in the case.
- A U.S. appeals court also denied Trump's request to block Carroll from collecting the money, which Trump had deposited with the court shortly after the verdict.
