Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Appeal of $5 Million Sex-Abuse Verdict
Another case involving E. Jean Carroll remains live.
The Supreme Court Monday denied President Trump’s appeal of the $5 million jury finding in writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual-abuse case against him.
The turndown was listed in a multipage document granting and denying hearings in dozens of cases without explanation. No dissents were mentioned.
Ms. Carroll sued Mr. Trump, claiming that a mid-1990s meeting — she wasn’t sure of the year — at New York City luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman turned into a violent sexual attack. The jury believed her story and awarded the $5 million in 2023.
A subsequent trial, in which Ms. Carroll claimed Mr. Trump’s denial of her charges defamed her, resulted in 2024 in a $83 million verdict. The president has appealed that award separately, with his lawyers vowing to take it to the high court.
Mr. Trump responded on Truth Social. “Surprisingly, the Supreme Court declined to ‘review’ a Fake Case brought against me by a woman I never met,” he wrote. “I will continue the fight against this Weaponization and Lawfare Case against me, including the ridiculous claim of Defamation, with all of my power and strength. This Case is really against the United States of America, and all it stands for, and should never be allowed to happen to another President, or Candidate to be!”
Mr. Trump said, “New York State created a Law, for an instant speck of time, going back many decades, in order to wrongfully ‘nab’ me. It was tailormade, and this Injustice cannot be allowed to stand!”
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