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The Republican president’s lawyers had asked the justices to
reconsider their refusal to hear his appeal. The court denied
Trump’s petition along with several others.
It’s unusual — although not unheard of — for the court to grant
such requests. Trump paid the judgment shortly after the court
declined to take up his appeal in June.
Trump and the Justice Department are also asking the high court
to toss out a second Carroll verdict totaling $83 million. They
argue he’s immune from being sued over comments he made about
her in 2019, when he was president. The court has not yet acted
on that appeal.
Carroll is a longtime advice columnist and former TV talk show
host. She testified at a 2023 trial that Trump turned a friendly
1990s encounter into a violent attack in the dressing room at
Bergdorf Goodman, a luxury retailer across the street from Trump
Tower in Manhattan. The jury found Trump liable for defaming
Carroll when he denied her allegation in 2022.
Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said they were pleased by
the Supreme Court's decision.
"As a result, the jury’s unanimous verdict that Donald Trump
sexually assaulted and then defamed E. Jean Carroll is now final
and cannot be challenged in any court,” Kaplan said in a
statement.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing.
The Associated Press does not identify people who say they have
been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as
Carroll has done.
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