Writer E. Jean Carroll wants judge to force Donald Trump to pay almost $5.8 million in damages . A jury found he sexually abused,defamed her. This after U.S . Supreme Court refused to hear Trump's appeal.
Jury awarded Carroll $5 million in May 2023. Allegations say Trump assaulted her in a Manhattan department store dressing room back in 1990s,then trashed her on social media. Carroll's lawyers say they've been patient with Trump's payment delays but enough is enough. "Given the extraordinary lengths he has taken to avoid such payments... that cooperation ends today," they wrote in brief.
Carroll,now 82, accused Trump of attacking her,later calling her claims a hoax. Trump has consistently denied it,even recently on Truth Social, saying Supreme Court's move was a rejection of a "fake case." He says legal battles are a campaign against him,calling it "weaponization and lawfare."
Carroll's attorneys pointed out Trump's delay tactics while trying to get Supreme Court involved. After four years of litigation across federal courts,they argue it's time to wrap it up.
Trump's legal mess doesn't end here. He's appealing another jury decision from 2024,which found him liable for defaming Carroll again,resulting in a nearly $84 million award. Federal appeals court dismissed his appeal last year,making it messier .
Trump's criticized judge Lewis Kaplan for allowing biased evidence that he claims swayed jury. Yet federal appeals court upheld the verdict,showing trial had no major errors.
Carroll's team isn't backing down. They won't stand for more delays in getting damages owed. legal battles keep heating up around Trump,who insists he's innocent even as more allegations pile on…
