TRUMP ORDERED TO PAY E. JEAN CARROLL $5 MILLION AFTER SUPREME COURT REJECTS APPEAL

TRUMP ORDERED TO PAY E. JEAN CARROLL $5 MILLION AFTER SUPREME COURT REJECTS APPEAL The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s final attempt to overturn a $5 million civil judgment awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll, effectively leaving in place a jury finding that he sexually abused and defamed her.The decision, issued Monday, ends Trump’s effort to challenge a 2023 federal jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing Carroll in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s and later defaming her in public statements denying her allegations. In a brief, unexplained order typical of the court, the justices declined to take up the case and gave no indication of any dissent, allowing the lower court ruling to stand. The move means the $5 million judgment which includes damages for sexual abuse and defamation remains fully enforceable against Trump. The original jury verdict in 2023 concluded that Trump sexually abused Carroll in the mid-1990s but did not find him liable for rape. The jury also found that his later public comments denying her claims constituted defamation. Carroll, a former magazine columnist, brought the lawsuit after publicly accusing Trump of assault in a department store dressing room, a claim he has consistently denied. Trump’s legal team argued that the trial was unfair, claiming the judge allowed prejudicial evidence, including testimony from other women and the “Access Hollywood” recording, which they said influenced the jury improperly.

They also argued that the case interfered with presidential responsibilities, but appellate courts previously rejected those claims before the Supreme Court declined review. The ruling confirms Trump’s obligation to pay the $5 million judgment, which has been upheld through multiple levels of appeal. A separate defamation case brought by Carroll later resulted in an additional $83.3 million award, which remains under appeal in lower courts. With the Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene, the case is effectively closed at the highest level, though related legal battles between Trump and Carroll continue in other proceedings.