Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll case
Summary
President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to overturn an $83.3 million defamation judgment won by writer E. Jean Carroll. This follows an earlier $5 million damages award against him for sexual abuse and defamation in separate civil trials.Key Facts
- Two civil federal trials in 2023 and 2024 ruled Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against E. Jean Carroll.
- Carroll accused Trump of assaulting her in the 1990s and defaming her after she made the abuse public in 2019.
- Trump denied the allegations and claimed he never met Carroll.
- The $83.3 million judgment relates to defamation statements Trump made while in office, including calling Carroll a "whack job."
- Trump's lawyers argue he has presidential immunity for statements made while acting as a federal employee.
- The Justice Department supports Trump's request for Supreme Court review, citing the Westfall Act, which protects federal employees from personal liability for official actions.
- Lower courts have rejected Trump's attempts to overturn the judgments so far.
- Carroll has received $5.6 million from the earlier case; the $83.3 million award is held in a court account pending further decisions.
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