Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to overturn $5M verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

Published Aug 18, 03:02 PM UTC

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's second request to overturn a jury's $5 million civil judgment finding him liable for assaulting and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump had already paid the $5 million plus interest last month, shortly after the court initially turned away his appeal. The court formally declined his long-shot reconsideration request without stated reasoning or noted dissents. Trump's legal team characterized the case as a 'Democrat-funded travesty' and a 'witch hunt,' while Carroll's lawyer Roberta Kaplan stated the unanimous verdict is now final and cannot be challenged in any court. Trump still has a separate appeal pending before the Supreme Court regarding an $83 million judgment in another Carroll case, which the justices are not expected to consider until late September at the earliest.