Overview
- Late Tuesday night, Trump attorneys filed a Manhattan court brief opposing release of roughly $5.8 million that Carroll says is due from a May 2023 verdict and attached a petition asking the Supreme Court to rehear its recent denial of review.
- Carroll’s lawyers have asked the district judge to order disbursement from the court registry, arguing the Supreme Court’s June 29 denial ends the appeals path and collection should proceed immediately.
- Trump’s filing relies on Paragraph 8 of a 2023 stipulation under which he deposited $5.5 million as security and which the lawyers say prevents collection while Supreme Court proceedings remain pending.
- Trump’s team also notes the stipulation provides for repayment to him if the verdict is reversed and warns that Carroll’s stated intent to donate any funds could make recovery impossible if the verdict is later overturned.
- The roughly $5.8 million remains in the court’s registry as the district judge weighs the competing motions, and the dispute sits alongside a separate January 2024 $83.3 million defamation judgment and other legal developments that could affect long-term enforcement.