Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
Summary
A judge ruled that writer E. Jean Carroll can receive $5.8 million held from President Donald Trump, after a jury found he sexually abused and defamed her. Trump’s lawyers have appealed to stop the payment, but the money remains in an account and the Supreme Court allowed the original verdict to stand.Key Facts
- E. Jean Carroll won a $5.8 million award after a jury found President Trump sexually abused and defamed her.
- The alleged abuse happened in 1996 in a Manhattan department store dressing room.
- Carroll spoke publicly about the incident in a 2019 memoir.
- Trump denied the accusations and called Carroll "not my type."
- The $5 million initial award increased with interest to $5.8 million.
- The money was held in escrow, meaning it was kept safe until legal decisions were finalized.
- Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ruled that Carroll can now receive the money.
- Trump’s lawyers have appealed to stop the payment, even though the money is already deposited in an account.
- The U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed the civil verdict to remain unchanged.
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