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Appeals Court Upholds $5.6 M Award to E. Jean Carroll.

7/15/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Court ordered $5,625,005.48 be paid to 82-year-old writer E. Jean Carroll and placed in an interest-bearing account.
A federal appeals court denied Trump’s lawyers’ emergency injunction to halt the transfer.
Roberta Kaplan said a unanimous nine-person jury found President Donald Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation, awarding $5 million.
Trump called Carroll a “whack job” at a CNN town hall after his team labeled the case a “witch hunt.”

History

Historical Context

In 1998 the House impeached President Bill Clinton on perjury and obstruction after the Lewinsky scandal, passing articles by a 228-206 vote. The 2024 civil jury verdict ordering former President Donald Trump to pay $5,625,005.48 to writer E. Jean Carroll shows a continuing willingness to hold high officials financially liable for personal misconduct.

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Story summary

Court ordered $5,625,005.48 be paid to 82-year-old writer E. Jean Carroll and placed in an interest-bearing account.
A federal appeals court denied Trump’s lawyers’ emergency injunction to halt the transfer.
Roberta Kaplan said a unanimous nine-person jury found President Donald Trump liable for sexual assault and defamation, awarding $5 million.
Trump called Carroll a “whack job” at a CNN town hall after his team labeled the case a “witch hunt.”

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