A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of more than $5 million (NZ$8.7m) to E. Jean Carroll rejecting President Donald Trump's attempt to delay paying the former magazine columnist a jury found he sexually abused and defamed.

Carroll was awarded damages after New York jury concluded Trump sexually abused her, then defamed her after she publicly described the attack

E. Jean Carroll is finally set to get justice after a jury concluded that Trump sexually abused and defamed her.