Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s bid to overturn $5 million verdict in Carroll case
The president was found liable of sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll in the high-profile civil case.

REUTERS—Rebuffing President Donald Trump for a second time, the Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear his appeal of a $5 million verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming the former magazine columnist. The justices rejected Trump’s request to reconsider their previous decision in...
The president was found liable of sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll in the high-profile civil case.
Trump and the Justice Department are also asking the high court to toss out a second Carroll verdict totaling $83 million.
The Supreme Court declined for the second time to consider President Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal of a $5 million verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming the former magazine columnist.
The unusual Supreme Court request comes as Trump has already paid out millions in damages to the writer, E. Jean Carroll.
President Trump’s last desperate attempt to avoid paying E. Jean Carroll has just been shut down by the Supreme Court. Trump sought to overturn a 2023 jury verdict awarding $5 million to Carroll for defamation and alleged sexual abuse. The Supreme Court rejected an earlier appeal from Trump in June, and Trump wanted them to take the rare step of rehearing the case, which the court unceremoniously denied Monday. Carroll accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a New York City department store in 1996, which Trump denied, attacking her on social media and accusing her of “a complete con job” and a “Hoax and a lie.” She sued him in 2022, and a jury ruled against him, leading to a series of appeals by Trump. The president eventually paid the cash to Carroll through a fund set up during the appeals process, which grew to $5.8 million after interest. He continues to insist that he didn’t know Carroll and accuses her of making up the story for political and financial reasons, even as he lost another defamation lawsuit to Carroll for $88.3 million, which he also appealing. Trump is likely to throw a tantrum over the ruling, just as he did when the Supreme Court turned him down in June. He hates having to pay money that he owes, despite the fact that he’s financially better than ever thanks to using the presidency to enrich himself. This time, though, Trump is out of excuses to evade paying Carroll. This story has been updated.
The President asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its denial of his petition, though such requests are rarely granted.