Overview
- Court records show E. Jean Carroll received $5,625,005.48 from a court escrow account on July 9, representing a $5 million 2023 jury award plus post‑judgment interest.
- After the Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ordered the escrow disbursement and the funds were transferred to Carroll’s lawyers.
- President Trump’s legal team has filed emergency motions asking courts to return or stay the payment while they press for further Supreme Court review and rehearing of related matters.
- The U.S. Department of Justice has filed to join parts of the litigation to press presidential‑immunity arguments and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago is investigating American Future Republic, a group that helped fund some of Carroll’s legal costs.
- A separate January 2024 jury award of about $83.3 million to Carroll remains under appeal and has grown with interest to more than $100 million, leaving open larger enforcement and legal‑precedent questions for presidential liability.