Donald Trump Moves to Freeze Paying $83 Million to E. Jean Carroll
Summary
President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to temporarily stop the $83.3 million defamation payment to writer E. Jean Carroll while he prepares to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. The appeals court recently refused to rehear the case, and Trump’s lawyers argue that important legal questions about presidential immunity need to be resolved.Key Facts
- The $83.3 million defamation judgment was awarded to E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of defamation.
- Trump requested that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals pause enforcing the payment while he seeks Supreme Court review.
- The court had recently denied Trump’s request to reconsider the case before the full appeals court.
- Trump’s lawyers claim the stay is needed due to constitutional questions about presidential immunity and the Westfall Act.
- If the stay is granted, Carroll cannot start collecting the judgment until the Supreme Court decides on the case.
- Carroll does not oppose the stay but wants Trump to increase a bond to cover possible future interest on the judgment.
- Trump’s team believes the case involves important legal issues that the Supreme Court should review.
- It is not yet known when or if the Supreme Court will decide to take the case.
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