- Trump is trying to pause payment of nearly $5.8 million to writer E. Jean Carroll after a 2023 jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
- His lawyers asked a judge to keep the money in escrow, saying a petition for rehearing is “pending” even though court records don’t show it was filed, and Trump criticized the case on Truth Social.
- Carroll’s team says the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the appeal ends the matter; Carroll has said she plans to donate any money she collects, which Trump’s lawyers warn could become irrecoverable.
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