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In reply to the discussion: Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5M in damages from Trump verdict [View all]
riversedge
(82,456 posts)29. msn: Judge orders release of the $5.8 million payment that Trump owed E Jean Carroll
Last edited Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:55 PM - Edit history (1)
Judge orders release of the $5.8 million payment that Trump owed E Jean Carroll
Story by Dareh Gregorian • 23m •
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/judge-orders-release-of-the-5-8-million-payment-that-trump-owed-e-jean-carroll/ar-AA27uM9T?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=c4e1bfa275a54b28af6bdec0fe0487d7&cvpid=6a4e95799f014751b4b6183b37262850
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that E. Jean Carroll can receive the $5.8 million awarded to her after a 2023 jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 and later defamed her when he denied her allegations.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan directed the release of the money from a court escrow account, along with the interest that has accrued since the verdict, after the Supreme Court refused last week to hear the president’s appeal of the award.
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The case arose from a 2022 suit Carroll filed in New York alleging that Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store after a chance encounter in 1996. The defamation claims stemmed from comments he made about her after his first term in office, including calling her claims as a “con job” and “hoax.” He maintains he does not know Carroll and didn’t commit any wrongdoing.
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Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5M in damages from Trump verdict [View all]
moonshinegnomie
Yesterday
OP
Won't pay, not can't pay - he can't bear to lose to a woman about anything (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
Yesterday
#4
Please alert me when the money has actually been put in Ms. Carroll's account.
hamsterjill
Yesterday
#7
He's an abusive predator. It's his continuing attempt at emotional & economic abuse.
littlemissmartypants
Yesterday
#8
Thanks, Marthe48. Here's the wheel that shows what we deserve instead.
littlemissmartypants
Yesterday
#15
Sure. They've been around for a long time. Any woman, like myself, who...
littlemissmartypants
Yesterday
#24
Unless a higher court grants a stay immediately, Carroll should have her cash as soon as the order is official
Fiendish Thingy
Yesterday
#17
The agreement also said that the way collection would be accomplished once that condition was satisfied
onenote
6 hrs ago
#52
In my fantasy world, I see her standing with one of those big old $5 million cardboard checks
ALBliberal
Yesterday
#23
Hate the headline. Should say: Judge orders trump to pay E. Jean Carroll...
Wounded Bear
Yesterday
#28
Actually, the headline is accurate. The money became the Court's property once it was deposited in the registry in 2023
onenote
Yesterday
#33
That's what I don't get - the judge controls this because Chump has already paid the fine
FakeNoose
5 hrs ago
#54
because under the terms of the agreement, the procedure for releasing the money is as follows:
onenote
3 hrs ago
#56
msn: Judge orders release of the $5.8 million payment that Trump owed E Jean Carroll
riversedge
Yesterday
#29
He grifts billions off the presidency, then loses his shit over paying $5.8 mil. Pathetic.
Karasu
Yesterday
#37
This $5 million award is for the 2022 trial. What about the $83 million she was awarded in the Sept 2023
iluvtennis
Yesterday
#39
In 2023, the money was deposited in a court-run registry. It is no longer his property
onenote
Yesterday
#41
The judgment was for $5 million. Carroll's asking for $5.8 million including interest.
onenote
23 hrs ago
#44
This Reminds me of the Scientology forced payment to Larry Wolsherim law suit.
Jacson6
7 hrs ago
#50