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New York writer E. Jean Carroll is finally getting paid more than three years after a federal civil jury held President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, allegations Trump continues to deny.More than $5.6 million, including interest, was disbursed July 14 from funds Trump had to hand over to be held while he pursued his appeal, court records show. The move follows a couple of weeks of wrangling over whether Trump had reached the end of his fight against paying his accuser.The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to review Trump's appeal June 29, and Carroll asked the Manhattan trial court to order Trump to pay the $5 million judgment the jury awarded her, plus interest. Trump fought that request, but a federal judge ruled July 8 that it was time for Trump to pay.Trump "has been stalling this case for years," wrote Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton, in his July 8 order. "It is time for him to 'do equity' and pay the judgment."Carroll alleged in her lawsuit that Trump assaulted her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s and then hurt her reputation by attacking her allegations as a "con job" in 2022. Trump has vehemently denied her accusations and disputed the Manhattan civil jury's 2023 unanimous verdict.In a separate case, a Manhattan civil jury also awarded Carroll $83.3 million from Trump in 2024 based on the conclusion that Trump defamed her in 2019 when he first denied her allegations. Trump's appeal in that case is still being litigated.
