E. Jean Carroll's lawyer affirms that Trump seeks to stop payment of $5 million after judicial setback
The president's defense intends to take the case again to the Supreme Court and delay compensation
President Donald Trump is trying to delay the $5 million payment a federal jury awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation, while his legal team prepares a new request for the Supreme Court to reconsider the case.
The request was revealed by Roberta Kaplan, Carroll's lawyer, who informed the court that Trump's legal representatives requested her client's consent to postpone the delivery of the resources, just a few hours after the highest court refused to review the president's appeal.
Carroll demands to receive the money after litigation
According to court documents, Kaplan rejected the request and asked a federal judge to expedite the release of the $5 million, in addition to $779,783 in accrued interest.
The lawyer recalled that both parties had agreed in 2023 that Carroll could collect compensation if the Supreme Court refused to analyze Trump's appeal, a scenario that finally occurred last Monday.
“Carroll does not consent,” Kaplan responded to the president's legal team, according to the court filing.
Likewise, the legal representative argued that prolonging the litigation continues to harm her client, who has waited almost four years to receive the compensation ordered by the jury.
Trump insists on taking the case to the Supreme Court
In 2023, a federal jury found that Donald Trump was liable for sexual abuse and defamation against E. Jean Carroll, after determining that he assaulted her in a department store during the 1990s and subsequently publicly discredited her accusations.
Trump has repeatedly denied the allegations and assured that he never met Carroll, in addition to stating that “he is not my type.” However, during the trial a video was presented in which the current president confused Carroll with his ex-wife Marla Maples, an element that the plaintiff used to question his version.
After the recent setback in the Supreme Court, the $5 million remains deposited in a court-controlled account while the defense's new request is resolved.
Carroll celebrated the highest court's decision on her Substack account with a message in capital letters: "WE WON! THIS VICTORY IS FOR ALL WOMEN IN THE WORLD!"
In addition, Trump maintains another appeal related to a second defamation ruling, in which a jury ordered the payment of $83 million in favor of Carroll, a case that he will also seek to take to the Supreme Court.