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Trump loses Supreme Court bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict
CNBC • • nation
Key Points:
- The Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's latest petition to overturn a federal civil jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, leaving the verdict final.
- Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, confirmed that the unanimous jury verdict and the $5 million damages award against Trump cannot be challenged further in any court.
- Trump had previously lost an appeal on this case, and Carroll was paid over $5.6 million last month, including damages and interest.
- Trump is still seeking Supreme Court review of a separate $83.3 million defamation verdict in Carroll’s favor, but the court has not yet ruled on that petition.
- Trump's legal team criticized the case as a politically motivated "witch hunt," while the case centers on statements Trump made as president, with his lawyers arguing for presidential immunity.
