Trump fails to undo E. Jean Carroll verdict at Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has declined to reconsider President Trump's appeal of a $5 million verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of sexually abusing her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s. The court had previously declined to hear Trump's appeal in June, and he subsequently paid the judgment. According to Axios, Trump's lawyers are still fighting a separate $83.3 million defamation judgment he was ordered to pay Carroll, arguing that he is entitled to presidential immunity.

The Supreme Court's decision to deny Trump's request to reconsider his appeal was made without comment or dissent, as reported by The Hill. This is not the only legal battle Trump is facing, as he and the Justice Department are also asking the high court to toss out the $83 million defamation verdict, as reported by Associated Press.

Carroll, a longtime advice columnist and former TV talk show host, testified at a 2023 trial that Trump turned a friendly encounter into a violent attack in the dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman, a luxury retailer in Manhattan. The jury found Trump liable for defaming Carroll when he denied her allegations.

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