Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAttorneys for Donald Trump are promising a nearly $5.8 million payout to E. Jean Carroll if the Supreme Court denies another attempt to overturn a sexual abuse verdict. A federal judge denied the president’s efforts to stall payments to Carroll, who was awarded a $5 million judgment in 2023 after a federal jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.But in a late-night filing on Tuesday, Trump's lawyers said Carroll should wait until the Supreme Court “fully” decides whether to rehear the president’s attempt to overturn the verdict; otherwise he faces an “unrecoverable loss” of millions of dollars that will cause him "irreparable harm.”The Supreme Court has already rejected Trump's appeal, and a recent docket entry indicates his latest filing for a rehearing has “not been accepted.” Separately, the Justice Department is trying to step into Trump’s case to prevent Carroll from receiving another $83 million from the president. Trump took the extraordinary step of trying to replace himself as a defendant with the U.S. government as he fights for “immunity” from having to pay her.In fullTrump lawyers promise to pay E Jean Carroll more than $5.8M if Supreme Court rejects last-ditch appealMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump files yet another last-ditch appeal to not pay E Jean Carroll $5 million
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAttorneys for Donald Trump are promising a nearly $5.8 million payout to E. Jean Carroll if the Supreme Court denies another attempt to overturn a sexual abuse verdict. A federal judge denied the president’s efforts to stall payments to Carroll, who was awarded a $5 million judgment in 2023 after a federal jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.But in a late-night filing on Tuesday, Trump's lawyers said Carroll should wait until the Supreme Court “fully” decides whether to rehear the president’s attempt to overturn the verdict; otherwise he faces an “unrecoverable loss” of millions of dollars that will cause him "irreparable harm.”The Supreme Court has already rejected Trump's appeal, and a recent docket entry indicates his latest filing for a rehearing has “not been accepted.” Separately, the Justice Department is trying to step into Trump’s case to prevent Carroll from receiving another $83 million from the president. Trump took the extraordinary step of trying to replace himself as a defendant with the U.S. government as he fights for “immunity” from having to pay her.In fullTrump lawyers promise to pay E Jean Carroll more than $5.8M if Supreme Court rejects last-ditch appealMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
