Trump Ordered to Pay Additional $5M in E. Jean Carroll Case

DID Press: US President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay an additional $5 million in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal, leaving a lower court’s judgment in place.

The Supreme Court’s decision effectively upholds a federal jury verdict that found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, bringing the legal challenge to a close.Carroll filed the lawsuit after alleging that Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store decades ago.

Trump denied the allegations, calling them false.In 2023, a federal jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and awarded Carroll $5 million in damages.

By declining to review the case, the Supreme Court has allowed that judgment to stand.The ruling adds to a series of legal challenges facing Trump, who continues to confront multiple civil and criminal cases.