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Judge Orders Trump Pay $5.8M to Carroll, Denies Delay

7/9/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump was ordered by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to pay $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll.
Trump’s lawyers cited a Supreme Court petition already rejected, a mistake that could jeopardize the judgment.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s request for time, saying the motion seemed another attempt to postpone payment.
Roberta Kaplan warned the delay could be used to combine the case with a larger defamation award.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump was ordered by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to pay $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll.
Trump’s lawyers cited a Supreme Court petition already rejected, a mistake that could jeopardize the judgment.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s request for time, saying the motion seemed another attempt to postpone payment.
Roberta Kaplan warned the delay could be used to combine the case with a larger defamation award.