Supreme Court again rejects Trump's bid to overturn E Jean Carroll sex abuse case
Summary
The US Supreme Court has for a second time refused President Donald Trump's request to overturn a federal jury verdict that found him responsible for sexually assaulting and defaming writer E Jean Carroll. Trump has denied the accusations and paid Carroll over $5 million in damages after the civil case.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court declined to reconsider Trump's attempt to overturn the civil case verdict.
- A federal jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming E Jean Carroll.
- Trump denies any wrongdoing and disagreed with how evidence was handled during the trial.
- In July, Trump paid Carroll more than $5 million in damages for the sexual assault and defamation claims.
- Carroll sued Trump over an alleged assault in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s.
- Trump called the claims a hoax on social media and continued to fight the case publicly.
- Lawyers argued over allowing jurors to see 2005 Access Hollywood footage of Trump speaking crudely about women.
- Trump is also challenging a separate defamation case involving an $83.3 million verdict, which the Supreme Court has not yet ruled on.
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