Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out $83M award to E. Jean Carroll

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to overturn an $83.3 million jury award he was ordered to pay writer E. Jean Carroll, claiming the judgment could create a precedent that exposes presidents to civil liability for official actions.
• The legal battle between Trump and Carroll stems from Carroll's 2019 allegation that Trump sexually assaulted her in 1996, which Trump denies, calling the accusation a fabrication to sell her book.
• Carroll won two separate civil trials resulting in a total of over $88 million in damages, including a $5 million verdict related to a 2022 social media post by Trump denying the assault.
• Federal appeals courts have upheld both judgments, describing Trump's conduct as highly reprehensible and noting that his defamatory comments led to numerous threats against Carroll.
• Trump's lawyers argue he should have immunity for statements made while in office, but the courts have rejected this defense, and the Supreme Court rarely overturns such appeals.