Supreme Court rejects Trump’s appeal against E. Jean Carroll in sex-abuse case

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The Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump’s request to throw out the $5 million jury verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse case, rejecting the president’s claim of mistreatment.

For years, Trump has been trying to toss out the 2022 verdict, where a jury found the president liable for sexual abuse against Carroll, a former “Elle” magazine writer. Trump, who has consistently denied Carroll’s allegations and accused her of lying, was also found liable for defaming the writer in a separate case.

Lawyers for Trump argued the $5 million verdict was unfairly brought and an attempt to hurt the president – despite the verdict occurring before Trump returned to the White House.

An appeals court had already rejected the president’s argument, finding that he failed to meet the burden of proof that errors occurred in the case to warrant a new trial.”

The Supreme Court justices, most of whom are typically sympathetic to Trump’s arguments, did not explain why it chose not to take up the case, as is typical in such orders.

E Jean Carroll, a former magazine writer, was awarded $5 million after a jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing her in the 1990s (Reuters)

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