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Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8 million from Trump case
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- A federal judge ruled that writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow after a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, though Trump's lawyers have requested to block the payment pending appeal.
- The jury concluded Trump assaulted Carroll in 1996 and defamed her after she publicly described the incident in a 2019 memoir; Trump has denied the allegations, calling them false and politically motivated.
- Trump is appealing the verdict and a separate $83 million defamation award from a 2024 trial, arguing procedural issues and restrictions placed on his defense during the damages trial.
- The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the 2023 civil verdict to stand, enabling the release of funds, but Trump’s legal team continues to challenge the rulings in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Judge Denny Chin highlighted that Trump's repeated public attacks on Carroll caused her significant harassment and threats, with Trump showing no remorse and vowing to continue defaming her.
