E Jean Carroll receives $5.6m owed by Trump after court releases damages
Summary
A court released over $5.6 million that President Donald Trump owes E Jean Carroll after a sexual abuse and defamation trial. This release happened after the Supreme Court refused to hear Trump’s appeal, ending his efforts to delay payment.Key Facts
- A Manhattan federal court released $5.6 million to E Jean Carroll on July 9, 2024.
- The money is from a jury award in Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation case against President Trump.
- The Supreme Court refused to hear Trump’s appeal on June 29, 2024.
- Trump denied the accusations and has tried multiple appeals to delay payment.
- Both legal teams agreed the money would be held in a court account (called CRIS) during appeals.
- Carroll’s legal team requested the immediate release of the funds once the Supreme Court rejected the appeal.
- A separate 2024 trial awarded Carroll $83.3 million for defamatory comments made by Trump while he was president.
- Carroll’s claims relate to a 2019 magazine article excerpting her book, which described alleged events from about 30 years earlier.
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