Summary
President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $5 million civil verdict against him. The verdict found him responsible for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. A federal appeals court had previously upheld this decision.
Key Facts
- President Trump is seeking Supreme Court review of a $5 million verdict.
- The verdict found Trump liable for actions against E. Jean Carroll, including defamation.
- A federal appeals court previously upheld the verdict requiring Trump to pay damages.
- Carroll accused Trump of assaulting her in a department store in the 1990s.
- Carroll first sued Trump for defamation in 2019 and filed another suit in 2022.
- The appeal says no eyewitnesses or concrete evidence like videos or police reports exist.
- The Supreme Court has not yet decided if it will hear the case.
