Writer E Jean Carroll has received more than $5.6 million awarded to her in a civil case against US President Donald Trump, after a federal court released money that had been set aside while he challenged the verdict.

More than $80 million owed to Carroll is still in dispute in a different case.

Court records show writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump.