E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5.8M after Supreme Court appeal fails
Key takeaways
- Carroll s attorneys filed papers in Manhattan federal court, which said the president was unjustly trying to delay the release of these funds after the high court unanimously declined to hear an appeal in this case.
- The advice columnist first came forward publicly with her claims during Trump s first presidency in 2019.
- Trump claimed to have never met Carroll, and he maintains that she fabricated her story.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Jean Carroll asked a federal court on Tuesday to release over $5 million to her per day after the Supreme Court refused President Trump s request to overturn a jury verdict that found he abused her in the mid-1990s and defamed her.
Carroll s attorneys filed papers in Manhattan federal court, which said the president was unjustly trying to delay the release of these funds after the high court unanimously declined to hear an appeal in this case.
The advice columnist first came forward publicly with her claims during Trump s first presidency in 2019. Carroll said he assaulted her in a dressing room in the spring of 1996 at a luxury department store in Midtown Manhattan. She has since taken him to trial in New York twice and won.