Recent court filings indicate that President Donald Trump will seek to have the $5 million verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case tossed.
Trump’s lawyers noted in a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court that the president “intends to seek review” of the jury trial that found him liable in 2023 for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer, according to the Associated Press. He was, however, not found liable on allegations of rape but was ordered to pay Carroll $5 million.
A jury ordered Trump to pay $83.3 million for defaming Carroll in a second case she brought against him.
“President Trump has consistently and unequivocally denied Carroll’s allegations in both cases,” the filing reads.
“President Trump intends to seek review by this Court of significant issues arising from the Second Circuit’s erroneous decision,” his lawyers wrote, referring to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold the verdict.
According to Forbes:
Trump has asked the Supreme Court to let him submit a petition in the Carroll case by Nov. 10, so the case should get formally appealed to the high court by that date. If the Supreme Court doesn’t agree to Trump’s request for an extension, he would have to file a petition to the court by Sept. 11. Once Trump submits his petition asking the court to take up the Carroll case, it’s unclear how long it will take the court to decide whether it will hear the case, and how it will rule. Should the court decide to hear the case for oral arguments, it’s likely the case would be decided by the end of the court’s term in June 2026.
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“We do not believe that President Trump will be able to present any legal issues in the Carroll cases that merit review by the United States Supreme Court,” Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said on Wednesday
Trump’s lawyers are seeking to extend their filing deadline for challenging the $5 million verdict from Sept. 11 to Nov. 10, noting that they have not “previously requested an extension.”
“As a result of significant errors, Carroll obtained a $5 million award in Carroll II. Based on the incorrect findings in Carroll II, the district court wrongly applied issue preclusion in Carroll I, improperly preventing President Trump from contesting the merits in that action. Carroll then obtained an unjust judgment of $83.3 million in Carroll I,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in the petition to the high court.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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