E. Jean Carroll awarded $5.6 million in damages from former president
A Manhattan federal jury's verdict against President Donald Trump resulted in a $5.625 million payment to writer E. Jean Carroll after appeals were exhausted.
Writer E. Jean Carroll has received a $5.625 million payment stemming from a civil judgment that found President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The amount includes the original $5 million award granted by a Manhattan federal jury in 2023 plus three years of accrued interest.
Roberta Kaplan, Carroll's attorney, said the payment fulfills the jury's verdict. The White House directed NPR's inquiries to Trump's personal lawyers, who have not responded.
Carroll's lawsuit originated from accusations made in her 2019 memoir that Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in 1996. Trump denied the allegations and filed a defamation claim. A U.S. District Judge ordered the payment after the Supreme Court declined to review Trump's appeal.