Damages Released: Carroll Receives $5.6M After Trump Appeal Denial

A Manhattan federal court released more than $5.6 million that Donald Trump owes E. Jean Carroll from their 2023 sexual abuse and defamation verdict after the Supreme Court denied hearing his appeal. The funds, held in the court’s CRIS registry, were released following a judge’s order, despite Trump’s attempts to delay. Carroll’s team welcomed the payout; Trump’s appeals had previously failed. Separately, a 2024 defamation verdict awarded Carroll about $83.3 million for Trump’s comments, with both awards tracing back to a 2019 New York Magazine feature about Carroll’s book.