Supreme Court Rejects Trump Appeal in E. Jean Carroll Sexual Abuse Case—Again
The President asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its denial of his petition, though such requests are rarely granted.
The Supreme Court rejected former President Donald Trump's appeal on Monday in a civil case that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The rejection comes after a jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages for the abuse and defamation in 2022. Trump had requested a rehearing but was denied without comment.
The court only grants rare rehearing petitions if they involve "intervening circumstances of a substantial or controlling effect." Lawyers for Trump maintain that he did not know Carroll prior to her accusations, calling the first verdict a "disgrace." Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, emphasized the importance of the verdict in exposing "a wall of doubt and intimidation" faced by survivors of sexual assault.
Trump's legal team argues that presidential immunity applies to the defamation case, based on a 2019 lawsuit where a jury ruled in her favor, ordering Trump to pay $83.3 million. The team is currently seeking Supreme Court review of that decision. With Monday's rejection, Trump has exhausted his options for Supreme Court review of the $5 million judgment.
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