Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation
President Donald Trump has paid $5 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll following a civil court verdict that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The payment was released from a court-controlled account after Trump's attempts to delay the process were rejected by a judge.
Why it matters
This marks the conclusion of a high-profile legal case involving a former U.S. president and highlights the intersection of civil liability and political accountability.
Image source, Getty Images By Max Matza Published 11 minutes ago President Donald Trump has paid E Jean Carroll more than $5m (£3.7m) in damages three years after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case, her lawyers confirmed.
"Today, we are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment the jury awarded her as a result of that verdict," Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, said in a short statement on Tuesday.
Trump was pushing to delay the payment, in order to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision not to hear an appeal of the case. But last week he was ordered to pay the damages by the judge overseeing the case.
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