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Trump Seeks Supreme Court Return of $5.6 M Carroll Payment

7/22/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that writer E. Jean Carroll return the $5.6 million payment and his team filed an injunction to force the July 9 escrow release to be returned.
Trump hopes the Supreme Court will reverse the judgment and send the funds back to him.
Carroll’s lawyers said the judgment is final and the $5.6 million payment belongs to her after a federal jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.

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U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that writer E. Jean Carroll return the $5.6 million payment and his team filed an injunction to force the July 9 escrow release to be returned.
Trump hopes the Supreme Court will reverse the judgment and send the funds back to him.
Carroll’s lawyers said the judgment is final and the $5.6 million payment belongs to her after a federal jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.