Writer E Jean Carroll collects $8m in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
Writer E. Jean Carroll has received $5.6 million in damages from Donald Trump following a jury's 2023 verdict in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit. The payment, which includes interest, was disbursed from a court-supervised account despite ongoing appeals from Trump's legal team.
Why it matters
This marks the first time Donald Trump has been forced to pay damages in this case, setting a significant legal precedent as he faces further appeals regarding an additional $83.3 million verdict.
E Jean Carroll’s lawyers say in court papers that she plans to put the money in a retirement account. ( Reuters: Adam Gray/File )
Writer E Jean Carroll has collected $US5.6 million ($8 million) that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers say.
The payment represents the $US5 million jury award, plus interest.
Mr Trump's lawyers have vowed to continue appealing.
Link copied Share Share article Writer E Jean Carroll has collected nearly $US5.6 million ($8 million) from Donald Trump after a jury in 2023 found the US president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, court records show.
Over Mr Trump's objections, the money was released to Ms Carroll's law firm on Monday, local time, five days after US District Judge Lewis Kaplan authorised the disbursement from a court-supervised account.
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