Trump Lawyers Blast 'Liberal Lawfare' After Supreme Court Delivers Final Blow In E. Jean Carroll Case

On Monday, President Donald Trump suffered another legal setback after the Supreme Court rejected his request to reconsider its earlier decision not to hear his challenge to E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million civil verdict, leaving the judgment final.

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Carroll Appeal

The justices declined to rehear Trump’s case without explanation or any noted dissent, ending his effort to overturn the 2023 jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, a former magazine writer, according to CNN.

Trump had argued that the trial judge improperly allowed jurors to hear testimony from two women who had separately accused him of sexual misconduct, as well as the 2005 "Access Hollywood" recording featuring his vulgar comments about women.

Trump has repeatedly denied Carroll’s allegations and has argued that the case was improperly handled.

E. Jean Carroll’s $5.6 Million Payment

The original jury awarded Carroll $5 million. With interest, Trump ultimately paid about $5.6 million after the Supreme Court previously declined to hear his appeal in June.

Carroll’s attorney Roberta Kaplan welcomed Monday’s decision, saying, "The jury’s unanimous verdict that Donald Trump sexually assaulted and then defamed E. Jean Carroll is now final and cannot be challenged in any court."

Trump’s legal team, meanwhile, dismissed the case as a politically motivated "travesty" and said the president would continue fighting what it called "Liberal Lawfare."

Trump Still Faces $83 Million Carroll Case

Monday’s ruling does not resolve a separate Carroll case in which a jury awarded her $83.3 million for defamation. Trump is still seeking Supreme Court review of that judgment.

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