Overview
- The Second Circuit stayed enforcement of E. Jean Carroll’s defamation judgment, requiring President Trump to add about $7.4 million in bond to cover interest.
- Carroll did not oppose a pause so long as the bond increased to protect a potential payout.
- Her lawyer said earlier increases put the secured total near $100 million.
- The appeals court recently rejected Trump’s request for a full-court rehearing after a panel upheld the January 2024 verdict.
- Trump plans a Supreme Court appeal and is seeking to substitute the U.S. government under the Westfall Act, which would end the defamation claim because the government cannot be sued for defamation.