E. Jean Carroll has asked a judge to release more than $5 million to her after the Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump’s effort to challenge a jury’s finding that he sexually abused and defamed her.
Background
Carroll’s lawyers asked the trial judge to expedite the briefing schedule on her motion to release the funds, saying both sides previously agreed to do it after the nation’s highest court ruled. The Supreme Court refused to hear Trump’s appeal, which alleged the trial judge made errors when he allowed certain evidence to be shown to the jury.
Trump has said he will appeal a related $83 million judgment to the Supreme Court. A jury awarded Carroll $83 million in damages after finding Trump defamed her for his repeated statements that he did not know who she was, did not assault her, and his claims she made up the allegation to sell a book.
Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.
