President Donald Trump won a new temporary judicial victory after a federal appeals court stayed The $83 million payment ordered in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll for the defamation case that both have maintained for years.

The decision was issued by the New York Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which agreed to pause execution of the compensation while Trump's defense attempts to bring the case before the Supreme Court.

The resolution represents a new chapter in one of the more media legal battles against the Republican president, who has repeatedly denied the allegations of sexual abuse made by Carroll and maintains that the process was politically motivated.

According to court documents, Carroll did not oppose the suspension of payment as long as Trump increased the financial guarantee to cover interest accrued during the litigation.

“We are pleased that the Second Circuit conditioned the suspension on President Trump posting bail of nearly $100 million,” said Roberta Kaplan, Carroll's attorney, in statements reported by NBC News.

Trump's strategy to stop the case

The president's defense seeks to rely on a federal law to replace Trump as defendant and transfer responsibility to the State government United States, a maneuver that could virtually nullify the case, since the federal government has immunity from defamation lawsuits.

However, last month the same court refused to review that argument in a special hearing, forcing Trump to now seek support from the Supreme Court.

The case dates back to the public statements that Trump made against Carroll after the writer accused him of having sexually abused her in a department store changing room in the 1990s.

In 2024, a federal jury concluded that Trump did defame Carroll by publicly discrediting her and awarded her a multimillion-dollar compensation.

A litigation that continues to grow

This is not the only legal front between the two parties. Trump is also trying to have the Supreme Court review another previous $5 million ruling in favor of Carroll in a separate case related to the same allegations.

The judicial dispute continues to generate national attention amid the US presidential campaign and could have significant political and legal implications for Trump in the coming months.