Overview
- The Supreme Court on Monday again refused to hear Trump's challenge to a 2023 federal civil jury verdict that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered $5 million in damages.
- Trump satisfied a lower‑court order and transferred about $5.6 million, including interest, to E. Jean Carroll, who placed the funds in an interest‑bearing account while appeals finished.
- A separate January 2024 jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million for defamation, and that larger judgment remains under appeal to the Supreme Court with Trump arguing some 2019 statements were protected by presidential immunity.
- In his appeals Trump argued trial judge Lewis Kaplan erred by admitting testimony from other accusers and the Access Hollywood tape, a claim the Second Circuit already rejected when it affirmed the original rulings.
- If the high court agrees to review the $83.3 million case, its ruling could define how far presidential immunity extends for statements made while in office and affect future suits against sitting and former presidents.