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After years of legal wrangling, Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll: the 2nd Circuit denied his bid to pause a district court order sending $5 million (plus interest) to Carroll as part of two verdicts totaling $88.3 million; the money sits in escrow, the Supreme Court declined to overturn the verdict, and Carroll's case moves toward full payment.
President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to rehear two high-profile rulings—the birthright citizenship order and the Carroll defamation case—despite the court’s historical rarity in granting such requests; experts say rehearings are typically only granted for newly available information, not mere disagreement, and odds are still slim, with the DOJ not commenting.
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected Donald Trump’s emergency bid to delay paying about $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll after her 2023 verdict, allowing release of the $5 million principal plus post-judgment interest from a court-controlled fund. The decision came hours after Trump sought an emergency administrative stay, and follows the Supreme Court’s denial of review; Carroll’s side argued payment is due under the judgment, while Trump contends the deposit agreement does not permit collection while the rehearing petition remains unresolved.
A federal judge ordered the nearly $5.8 million owed to E. Jean Carroll to be paid from a court‑monitored escrow after Trump exhausted his appeals in the defamation and sexual-abuse case. Carroll was originally awarded $5 million in 2023 and roughly $83 million in 2024, bringing the total close to $90 million and leaving about $6.4 million in escrow with interest. With the Supreme Court having declined to rehear the case, Judge Kaplan moved to start payments, while the Justice Department seeks a pause to argue Trump’s immunity claims; Carroll’s team warns delaying could cause irreparable harm.
President Donald Trump has filed a fresh appeal to avoid paying the $5.8 million he owes E. Jean Carroll after a jury found he sexually abused and defamed her; with the Supreme Court refusing to hear the case, Carroll seeks immediate release of the escrowed funds, while Trump’s team argues for delays tied to a change in counsel. Trump continues to deny the assault, calling the proceedings a Witch Hunt, and Carroll’s 2019 verdict of $83.3 million remains on appeal, potentially pushing total damages over $100 million with interest.
A federal judge ordered that E. Jean Carroll receive the $5 million verdict awarded by a jury finding that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a ruling Trump quickly appealed after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
A federal judge ordered the release of $5.8 million held in escrow to writer E. Jean Carroll after the Supreme Court declined to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a jury finding that he sexually abused and defamed her. The funds, plus interest, come from a 2023 verdict and have sat in court-ordered escrow for over three years even as Trump’s team pursued a rehearing. Separately, Carroll was awarded about $83.3 million in damages for defamation in another proceeding, which Trump is appealing to the Supreme Court as well. Judge Lewis Kaplan criticized Trump’s delays and said it was time to pay the judgment, prompting the release of the escrow funds.
A New York judge ordered the release, with interest, of about $5.8 million in damages that Trump owes E. Jean Carroll after a ruling finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her; Trump had sought to delay payment pending appeals, and Carroll’s claims arise from an alleged mid‑1990s incident at Bergdorf Goodman, with Trump appealing the release to a federal court of appeals.
A federal judge ordered the release from escrow of the $5.8 million verdict (plus accrued interest) awarded to E. Jean Carroll after the Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal, ending a bid to delay payment amid ongoing appeals related to Carroll’s allegations and subsequent defamation claims.
A Manhattan judge ordered the release of about $5.8 million (including interest) held in a court registry as part of Trump’s 2023 defamation verdict against E Jean Carroll, following the Supreme Court’s denial of review; Trump has appealed. A separate 2024 defamation award against him is $83.3 million and was secured with a bond. The Cris system kept funds in escrow during appeals to prevent manipulation, and Carroll’s team sought timely disbursement after the ruling."
Trump asks a New York judge to delay disbursing about $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll until the Supreme Court acts on his rehearing petition; with cert denied on June 29, collection now hinges on unresolved appellate events per a 2023 agreement, and Carroll’s side urges immediate payment while Trump argues funds should be held and may be repaid if the verdict is reversed.
A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s request to delay paying the $5.8 million defamation judgment to writer E. Jean Carroll, ordering payment by the existing deadline from escrow as his broader appeals proceed; the Supreme Court had previously refused to review the verdict, and there is ongoing talk of potentially conjoining related cases.
A Manhattan federal judge denied Donald Trump’s request for more time to respond to E. Jean Carroll’s bid to collect about $5.8 million from a 2023 verdict, with Trump now required to file his reply by July 7 after the Supreme Court refused to review the case; Carroll argues Trump is delaying, seeking payment plus accrued interest, while Trump’s separate $83.3 million defamation verdict appeal (from 2024) remains pending.
Lawyers for Donald Trump seek more time to pay the nearly $5.8 million verdict owed to E. Jean Carroll after the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal, saying new counsel needs time to review the case; the funds are in escrow to cover a 1996 sexual abuse ruling and a 2019 defamation finding. Carroll’s side calls the delay a tactic, while Trump contemplates additional appeals related to an $83 million defamation award and possible presidential-immunity issues.
E. Jean Carroll is pressing for an expedited payment of about $5.8 million after a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation; the Supreme Court declined to overturn the $5 million verdict, allowing lower court rulings to stand. Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered Trump’s team to respond by July 7. Carroll’s lawyers accuse Trump of repeatedly delaying, and interest has pushed the payout from $5 million to roughly $5.8 million; the second related case awarding $83.3 million remains under review by the high court.