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Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million after Supreme Court denies his appeal of sexual abuse verdict
By John Fritze


President Donald Trump has been sued by writer E. Jean Carroll for sexually assaulting her in 1996 and for defamation. The Supreme Court has rescheduled one of the cases 15 times.
Supreme Court declines to hear Trump appeal of E. Jean Carroll .

The Supreme Court Monday declined to take up an appeal from President Donald Trump over a $5 million verdict and finding that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, a decision that means the president will now have to pay the magazine columnist.

Carroll sued Trump in 2019 for defamation and then she sued him again in 2022 for defamation and battery after New York enacted a law allowing the victims of sexual abuse to file civil claims for past incidents. In an unusual quirk, the second case — the one filed in 2022 — went to trial first and the jury awarded Carroll $5 million.

The 2019 case went to trial second and resulted in an $83 million judgment against Trump. Including interest, Trump owes Carroll over $100 million in all.


“Today’s Supreme Court decision affirms once and for all the jury’s unanimous verdict that President Donald J. Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E. Jean Carroll,” Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said. “His multiple efforts to appeal that verdict have all failed and today’s ruling ends his quest to avoid accountability for his actions.”

Carroll’s 2022 lawsuit alleged that he sexually assaulted her in a New York department store in the mid-1990s and defamed her by claiming she made up the story to boost sales of a book. Trump, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, has claimed US District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw the civil trial, made numerous errors by allowing the jury to hear testimony from two women who alleged Trump sexually assaulted them years ago.

Trump also argued that the judge should not have let the jurors see the “Access Hollywood tape,” which captured Trump in 2005 on a hot mic saying he gropes and kisses women.

“You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything, … Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything,” Trump was heard saying on the recording.


A spokesman for the president’s legal team said in a statement Monday, that the “American People stand with President Trump as they demand an immediate end to all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded travesty of the Carroll Hoaxes.”

“President Trump will keep winning against Liberal Lawfare, as he continues to focus on his mission to Make America Great Again,” the statement went on.

Last year, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the jury’s $5 million verdict against Trump, ruling the trial judge did not make errors that would warrant a new trial. In June 2025, Trump lost an effort to have the appeal reviewed by the full bench of judges and, months later, he appealed to the Supreme Court.

“It is deeply damaging to the fabric of our republic for President Trump, in the midst of a historic presidency, to have to take his focus away from his singular and unique duties as chief executive to continue fighting against decades-old, false allegations and the myriad wrongs throughout this baseless case,” the president’s attorneys told the Supreme Court in a January filing. “This mistreatment of a President cannot be allowed to stand.”

The appeal was delayed for months at the Supreme Court, which repeatedly set it for discussion and then rescheduled that discussion. As always, the court did not explain its reasoning for the hold up. Trump’s attorneys are expected to appeal the $83 million verdict to the Supreme Court in coming days.

In a technical brief at the Supreme Court dealing with rules of evidence, Carroll’s attorneys focused largely on the 2nd Circuit decision upholding the verdict.


“The court’s duty was simply to decide whether a jury could reasonably find by a preponderance of the evidence that Mr. Trump committed an act of sexual assault,” a three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit, all three of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents, ruled unanimously. “If it could so find, the court had the discretion to admit the evidence.”

Trump transferred $5.5 million to a court-controlled account in 2023 following the jury verdict so Carroll is likely to receive the cash relatively quickly.

Carroll’s lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.

This story was updated with more information.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/29/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-supreme-court

“You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything, … Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything,” Trump was heard saying on the recording.

Few years later, he must pay $100m. Smh.
The 2019 case went to trial second and resulted in an $83 million judgment against Trump. Including interest, Trump owes Carroll over $100 million in all.

The criminal angle of this his civil judgement against him is already loading.

Cursed by the martyred Supreme Leader .

This is the man Nairalanders worship.

A sexual predator and pervert.

His CULTISTS now have to come to terms with the FACT that a COMPROMISED, Republican-leaning Supreme Court essentially agrees that their Cult Leader is a RAYPIST.

The rest of the World already KNOW that he's both a PDFile and a RAYPIST.
But some of his CULTISTS continue to DENY it.
WhIle for others, being a RAYPIST and a PDFile does NOT faze them.
There are even some who see it as a PLUS because his Paedophilia and RAYPE make him RELATABLE.

"I don't think Ivanka would do that [pose for nude photographs] inside the magazine. Although she does have a very nice figure. I've said that if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps, I would be dating her."

-Donald Trump talking about his biological daughter

Kemetian:
This is the man Nairalanders worship.

A sexual predator and pervert.

Only if you know how many 'pastors' worship him ehn. Smh.

Hehe this is all a lie. This woman wey be like dead body ?

This is a country where nobody is above the laws. But here in Nigeria, never will a supreme court found ordinary governor guilty not to talk of a sitting president!

omoredia:
Hehe this is all a lie. This woman wey be like dead body ?

You're really an unintelligent fellow. Yet you struggle to make comments on the front page, putting your ignorance on display for the whole world to see.

A convict and a con man is the president of the United States! A whole America! Just think about it. A. WHOLE . AMERICA!!!!

Pdfile at it again. The role model of many Nigerians.

Can that happen in any Africa country? Hell no

omoredia:
Hehe this is all a lie. This woman wey be like dead body ?

Typical Obidient, you never disappoint

A disgrace of a president.

Assaulting women all over the places. This is someone's role model.

The US got it wrong and sadly they dragged the rest of the world with them.

FreeStuffsNG:
Only if you know how many 'pastors' worship him ehn. Smh.

replace him with one head slammer make him level the world

Interesting.
Above is the only contribution I have to make please.

PDPdestroyer:
Typical Obidient, you never disappoint

you have enter full time for this hustle ooh,but how you take they combine this hustle with busstop hustle

HacheNoire:
"I don't think Ivanka would do that [pose for nude photographs] inside the magazine. Although she does have a very nice figure. I've said that if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps, I would be dating her."

-Donald Trump talking about his biological daughter

The man na PDFile, rapist, groper, incest loving personality.

I am not surprised. If it were an African leader now, they would write a book on morals about it.

Kemetian:
This is the man some Nairalanders worship.

A sexual predator and pervert.

You're quite funny, how can all Nairalanders worship him, he's no god, he's a politician and the POTUS nothing more nothing less.

This thread now dry as him Nairaland supporter and worshippers no wan comment, some no wan enter the thread sef

American president is a proven sex offender.

basilico.
Shame.

I wonder what your next line will be now.

This can never happen in nigeria the judges that will give this kind of verdict against a sitting president are not yet born. Imagine getting $100m for just been touched inappropriately there are really levels to this things.

Kemetian:
This is the man Nairalanders worship.

A sexual predator and pervert.

Nobody holy pass everyone has sinned and come short of God's glory.

Is no one really above the law? If he was a middle income earner, would he have been able to run for president?

S*x offenders really struggle in the US. Trump was able to run for presidency because of his wealth and connections.

But true in a way. He wouldn't have gotten this verdict if he was in Nigeria.

SheikhMuniru:
This is a country where nobody is above the laws. But here in Nigeria, never will a supreme court found ordinary governor guilty not to talk of a sitting president!

so far he is not an Arab and not a Muslim he can do anything he likes the west media will help whitewash everything

Namaster:
His CULTISTS now have to come to terms with the FACT that a COMPROMISED, Republican-leaning Supreme Court essentially agrees that their Cult Leader is a RAYPIST.

The rest of the World already KNOW that he's both a PDFile and a RAYPIST.
But some of his CULTISTS continue to DENY it.
WhIle for others, being a RAYPIST and a PDFile does NOT faze them.
There are even some who see it as a PLUS because his Paedophilia and RAYPE make him RELATABLE.

FreeStuffsNG:
“You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything, … Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything,” Trump was heard saying on the recording.

Few years later, he must pay $100m. Smh.
The 2019 case went to trial second and resulted in an $83 million judgment against Trump. Including interest, Trump owes Carroll over $100 million in all.

The criminal angle of this his civil judgement against him is already loading.

Cursed by the martyred Supreme Leader .

.....nothing y'all head bangas won't write sha

Congratulations to her

Them say your be ignoramus and I am tempted to agree with akara nation for once. Na true?

Can we see a picture of your mama @ 82 make we compare her carcass to this dead body?

You sure say your Mama ever don use shampoo baff for this life?
What about shower? cuz I knowsay water no dey Enugu.
Na bucket your mama dey take baff I lie?

omoredia:
Hehe this is all a lie. This woman wey be like dead body ?

Where was she since 1996? She just remember the allegded incident after 30 years? Hmmm

America has a sex offender as president...

E no shock me, na dem dey bring all the depravity for the world in the name of woke.

The animals...