AI Generated Image
Trump Brazenly Tries to Defy Order to Finally Pay Sex Victim
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump has filed a new appeal to avoid paying $5.8 million to writer E. Jean Carroll in her sexual abuse and defamation case, challenging a federal judge's order for payment.
- Carroll won a 2023 jury verdict that found Trump sexually assaulted her in 1996 and defamed her in 2019; the Supreme Court recently declined to hear Trump's appeal, upholding the verdict.
- Trump's legal team argues that payment should be delayed until all appeals, including a renewed Supreme Court bid, are exhausted to prevent "irreparable harm" to Trump and suggests funds be held in escrow.
- Carroll's lawyers assert she has waited long enough for payment, while Trump's team claims Carroll intends to donate the money, complicating potential recovery if Trump ultimately prevails.
- Separately, in January 2024, Trump was ordered to pay Carroll $83.3 million for defamation, a judgment he is also appealing with the possibility of the case reaching the Supreme Court.
