E. Jean Carroll officially receives more than $5M from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation judgment
E Jean Carroll Officially Receives $5.6M From Trump
E Jean Carroll officially receives more – The long-awaited financial settlement has been completed. E Jean Carroll officially receives more than $5.6 million from Donald Trump following a protracted legal battle over sexual abuse and defamation claims. The payment of $5,625,005.48 includes the original damages plus accumulated interest. This disbursement comes three years after a jury found Trump liable for both offenses against the former magazine columnist.
The transfer was authorized by Judge Lewis Kaplan after the Supreme Court declined to review Trump’s petition. The former president had attempted to delay the payment, arguing the funds should be held until the nation’s highest court decided whether to reconsider his case. This tactic proved unlikely to succeed, as such appeals rarely halt payments. The Supreme Court has not yet responded to Trump’s request.
Documentation and Retirement Plans
The court docket officially recorded the transfer to Carroll’s legal team on Tuesday. According to her attorneys’ filing, the 82-year-old plans to use the money for retirement. Her lawyers explained that Carroll will “place the award in an interest-bearing account until Defendant’s petition for rehearing is denied,” allowing the funds to continue earning interest during ongoing legal proceedings.
Trump’s legal representatives continue challenging the verdict. On Friday, his attorneys asked a federal appeals court to potentially stop the transfer while the Supreme Court considers whether to review the case. His lawyers requested an injunction if the money had already been sent, asking that it be returned to a court-controlled account. The appeals court, which previously denied an emergency stay, has not yet addressed this latest motion.
Full Recovery for the Plaintiff
Carroll is expected to receive the entire judgment amount. Her legal team operates on a contingency fee basis and has agreed not to take any fees from the award itself. This arrangement ensures the writer benefits from the complete financial recovery.
Attorney Roberta Kaplan celebrated the milestone. “Three years ago, a unanimous nine-person jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll,” Kaplan said. “Today, we are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment the jury awarded her as a result of that verdict.”
Though not the first woman to publicly accuse Trump of sexual misconduct, she distinguished herself by taking her civil case to trial. During the proceedings, she gave detailed open-court testimony about an incident in which she alleged Trump sexually abused her in a New York department store in the mid-1990s.
Trump skipped the initial trial but strongly denied the allegations publicly. The jury determined he was liable for sexual abuse and for defamation through his public denials. Specifically, the jury found that statements in which Trump claimed Carroll was not his type and suggested she fabricated the incident to promote her book constituted defamation.
The first trial produced a $5 million damages award. After the verdict, Trump appeared in a CNN town hall where he called Carroll a “whack job” and dismissed her allegations as a “fake story.” These additional comments led Carroll to amend her lawsuit to include the newer statements.
During the second trial, Trump attended and directly confronted Carroll, who testified once more. Trump briefly took the stand to respond to the allegations. The jury determined that Trump’s 2019 statements were defamatory and awarded Carroll an additional $83 million in damages.
Trump has indicated he will submit a petition to the Supreme Court requesting that the court consider his arguments concerning presidential immunity. The legal brief outlining these arguments is scheduled to be filed by the end of the month, potentially extending the timeline for Carroll’s complete financial recovery.
