E. Jean Carroll has collected nearly $5.63 million from Donald Trump after a jury in 2023 found the U.S. president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, court records show.
Background of the Case
The payout represents the original $5 million civil verdict, plus interest. Trump has branded Carroll’s claims a hoax, denied he knew her, said she made up the alleged rape to help sell her memoir, and derided her case as ‘weaponization and lawfare.’ Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Trump’s appeal from the $5 million verdict.
A spokesperson for Trump’s legal team on Tuesday repeated a statement made after Kaplan’s decision: ‘The American People stand with President Trump as they demand an immediate end to all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded travesty of the Carroll Hoaxes.’
Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan, who is not related to the judge, said in a statement: ‘Three years ago, a unanimous nine-person jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll. We are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment the jury awarded her.’
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
