E Jean Carroll asks judge to order Donald Trump to pay $5m he owes her
Summary
E Jean Carroll has asked a judge to order President Donald Trump to pay her nearly $5.8 million from a jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. The request follows the US Supreme Court’s refusal to hear Trump’s appeal, and Carroll’s lawyers say Trump is trying to delay payment.Key Facts
- A jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing E Jean Carroll in the 1990s and defaming her after she spoke publicly about the attack in 2019.
- Carroll is owed about $5.8 million, including interest, from that verdict.
- The US Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal of the civil case verdict in 2024.
- Carroll’s lawyers filed papers asking the court to require Trump to pay the full amount without further delay.
- Trump has continued making statements against Carroll and sought to delay the payout while asking the court to reconsider.
- Carroll first publicly accused Trump in a 2019 magazine article, describing an assault at a Manhattan department store in 1996.
- Trump has denied the allegations and called the case politically motivated and fake.
- Trump is also appealing an $83 million defamation award to Carroll from a separate trial in 2024.
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