Supreme Court Declines Donald Trump’s Request For Rehearing Of E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case

Skip to main content Trump, E. Jean Carroll Getty Images Donald Trump appears to have reached the end of the line when it comes to challenging a $5 million jury verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. The Supreme Court on Monday denied the president’s petition for rehearing, after the justices earlier rejected a petition to take up the case. That left in place a lower court decision, upholding a jury’s verdict that found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. With interest, the damages sum added up to $5.63 million. Carroll claimed that Trump sexually abused her at a Manhattan department store in 1996, and later defamed her. Trump has denied the allegations. Trump is also appealing a verdict in a separate proceeding, in which a jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million after finding him liable for defamation. Watch on Deadline Last month, the $5.63 million damages amount was transmitted to Carroll’s law firm, after a judge ordered it released from an escrow account in place as Trump pursued appeals. Must Read Stories Read More About: Subscribe to Deadline Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy. Sign Up Newswire Site