Trump wants delay, E. Jean Carroll wants verdict paid

Key Points:

• E. Jean Carroll is demanding the immediate release of nearly $5.8 million awarded to her by a civil jury that found President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, as her lawyers filed a motion in Manhattan federal court.
• Trump seeks to delay payment to potentially request the Supreme Court to reconsider its recent refusal to hear his appeal, but Carroll’s legal team opposes any further postponement, emphasizing that prior delays have already been denied.
• The $5 million verdict plus nearly $800,000 in interest was secured by Trump’s deposit pending appeal; the same financial disclosure also lists an $83.3 million separate liability from another defamation case Carroll won against Trump.
• Judge Lewis Kaplan criticized Trump’s litigation tactics as attempts to delay justice and ordered Trump’s lawyers to respond to Carroll’s motion by next Tuesday, highlighting that further delay would be unfair and against public interest.
• Trump’s legal team condemned the case as politically motivated, while Carroll’s lawyer pointed out that Supreme Court rehearing is highly unlikely and there is no practical reason to withhold the funds any longer.