US supreme court rejects Trump’s bid to appeal $5m E Jean Carroll verdict
Summary
The US Supreme Court refused to review a $5 million judgment against President Donald Trump. A jury found him responsible for sexually abusing and defaming E Jean Carroll, a former magazine writer, after she accused him of assault in the 1990s.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal on Monday.
- A jury ruled in 2023 that Trump sexually abused and defamed E Jean Carroll.
- Trump argued the trial was unfair because jurors heard about his past alleged sexual misconduct.
- A lower court had already rejected Trump’s appeal and upheld the jury verdict.
- E Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her around 1996 in a New York department store dressing room.
- Trump denied all accusations and said Carroll lied both in 2019 and 2022.
- Carroll first made her allegations public by publishing part of her memoir in 2019.
- The case involves claims of sexual abuse and defamation related to statements made by Trump.
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