Trump Could Be Forced To Pay E. Jean Carroll $5 Million ASAP As Judge Speeds Up Case
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- Carroll’s attorneys opposed that request and asked Judge Lewis A.
- They also asked Kaplan to speed up the timeline for submitting filings in the dispute by ordering Trump to respond to their request within seven days, rather than the usual 14.
- Kaplan agreed to that request Wednesday, ordering Trump to respond to Carroll by July 7, and for her lawyers to respond to his filing three days after that.
Topline E. Jean Carroll wants a federal judge to force President Donald Trump to pay her the more than $5 million he owes her—claiming the president is still trying to delay the payment after the Supreme Court rejected his case—and the writer could get her money in the next few weeks, as the judge ruled Wednesday to speed up deadlines in the dispute.
E. Jean Carroll attends a screening of "Ask E. Jean" at IFC Center on May 21 in New York City. Getty Images Key Facts Trump was ordered in 2023 to pay Carroll $5 million plus interest for defaming and abusing her, but that payment has been on hold as he’s appealed the judgment—a process that ended on Monday, when the Supreme Court said it would not take up the case, leaving the $5 million judgment intact.
Carroll’s attorneys on Tuesday told the judge overseeing the case that Trump’s lawyers had asked for the payment to be delayed while the president decides whether to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision—which the court does in only extremely rare cases, and there’s no reason to believe Trump’s request would be granted.