Key facts
- A judge has ordered Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $5.8 million.
- The payment is for damages after a jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll.
- Trump's request to block the payment was denied.
- The Supreme Court declined to hear Trump's appeal.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan has authorized E. Jean Carroll to collect nearly $5.8 million in damages from Donald Trump, satisfying a 2023 civil verdict. The funds had been held in escrow while Trump appealed the verdict, but the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his case. Trump's legal team had previously asked the judge to block the payment while pursuing a rehearing, but their request was overridden. A jury had found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll.