Trump pays Carroll over 5.6 million dollars in defamation case settlement

A Manhattan federal court paid writer E. Jean Carroll more than $5.6 million on July 9, 2024. The money came from a 2023 jury verdict that found Donald Trump responsible for sexual abuse and defamation. The jury awarded Carroll $5 million, and the rest is interest. The funds had been held in a court account since the verdict. Trump tried to stop the payment for over a year. He asked the Supreme Court to review his appeal, but the court refused on June 29, 2024. A judge then ordered the release of the money on July 8, and Carroll received it the following day. The case began when Carroll filed a civil lawsuit against Trump in New York.