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Judge orders Trump’s $5.8M payment to E Jean Carroll after sex-abuse case losses

Published July 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM UTC

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A federal judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $5.8 million to writer E. Jean Carroll, following a jury's 2023 verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. The amount, initially set at $5 million, has increased due to accrued interest. The jury determined that Trump assaulted Carroll in 1996 in a Manhattan department store and defamed her after she publicly discussed the incident in a 2019 memoir. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear Trump's appeal, his legal team has filed a new request to delay the payment, arguing potential irretrievable financial harm. Carroll's attorneys emphasize her prolonged wait for justice and the need for the funds to be released. In addition to this judgment, Trump faces an $83.3 million defamation award from a separate 2024 trial, which he is also appealing.