Supreme Court Ignores Trump’s Plea, Allows Politically Motivated Carroll Verdict to Stand
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The U.S. Supreme Court has once again refused to hear President Donald Trump’s petition, letting stand a controversial $5 million jury award to E. Jean Carroll in a case many conservatives view as a politically driven attack.
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined for a second time to hear President Donald Trump’s petition to overturn a jury verdict that awarded $5 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for alleged sexual assault and defamation. Trump’s request, which asked the Court to revisit its June decision rejecting his earlier appeal, was denied, continuing a pattern of judicial hostility toward the former president.
Carroll’s lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, accused Trump of assaulting her in a department-store dressing room in 1996 and later defaming her by calling her accusations a “con job” and a “hoax.” Trump has consistently denied the allegations and stated he does not know Carroll. Many on the right view these accusations as part of a broader campaign to undermine Trump’s reputation and derail his political future.
Despite his objections, Trump has already paid the judgment, including interest. He is also pursuing a separate Supreme Court appeal related to an earlier defamation case in which Carroll was awarded an astonishing $83 million—a sum critics argue is excessive and punitive. That appeal is expected to be considered later this year, as conservatives continue to question the fairness and motivations behind these legal actions.