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Supreme Court again rejects Trump's bid to overturn E Jean Carroll sex abuse case
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- The US Supreme Court has for the second time refused President Donald Trump's request to overturn a federal civil jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.
- Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing and claimed the trial judge improperly allowed evidence that influenced the jury, including the 2005 Access Hollywood tape.
- In July, Trump paid Carroll over $5 million in damages related to her claim that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and then defamed her by calling the incident a hoax on social media.
- Carroll expressed confidence in her legal team and the support from women worldwide, while her attorney stated the jury's verdict is now final and cannot be challenged further.
- Trump criticized the case as politically motivated "lawfare" and vowed to continue fighting it, calling it an attack on the United States and its presidency.
