President Trump has turned to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to overturn a New York civil jury's finding that he was liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages.
The former president's appeal, which seeks to wipe away the verdict after two years of failed attempts to win a retrial, claims that Carroll's allegations are "implausible" and that testimony stretched the jury's credibility to its limits. Trump has long denied the abuse, calling it a "hoax."
A federal jury found in 2023 that Trump was liable for digitally raping Carroll during a mid-1990s encounter at a New York City department store, with the jury rejecting her claim of rape and finding that the evidence supported her claim of abuse.
The Supreme Court is now considering Trump's appeal, which argues that the trial judge erred in several evidentiary rulings that affected his standing with the jury. The case has been met with skepticism by Carroll's team, who argue that the funding for their legal defense was unrelated to the claims against Trump.
The latest development marks a significant escalation in the long-running dispute between Trump and Carroll, which dates back to 2019 when she first went public with her allegations. A separate federal jury found Trump liable for making defamatory statements against Carroll last year, awarding her more than $88 million in damages combined with the $5 million verdict from the original trial.
The Supreme Court's review of Trump's appeal is his final hope of overturning the jury's unanimous verdict, which has been upheld by lower courts. If the high court rejects his appeal, it would leave Carroll with a significant victory and another blow to Trump's reputation on the issue.
The former president's appeal, which seeks to wipe away the verdict after two years of failed attempts to win a retrial, claims that Carroll's allegations are "implausible" and that testimony stretched the jury's credibility to its limits. Trump has long denied the abuse, calling it a "hoax."
A federal jury found in 2023 that Trump was liable for digitally raping Carroll during a mid-1990s encounter at a New York City department store, with the jury rejecting her claim of rape and finding that the evidence supported her claim of abuse.
The Supreme Court is now considering Trump's appeal, which argues that the trial judge erred in several evidentiary rulings that affected his standing with the jury. The case has been met with skepticism by Carroll's team, who argue that the funding for their legal defense was unrelated to the claims against Trump.
The latest development marks a significant escalation in the long-running dispute between Trump and Carroll, which dates back to 2019 when she first went public with her allegations. A separate federal jury found Trump liable for making defamatory statements against Carroll last year, awarding her more than $88 million in damages combined with the $5 million verdict from the original trial.
The Supreme Court's review of Trump's appeal is his final hope of overturning the jury's unanimous verdict, which has been upheld by lower courts. If the high court rejects his appeal, it would leave Carroll with a significant victory and another blow to Trump's reputation on the issue.
he's literally trying 2 overturn a $5 mil verdict in a civil jury case lol like what's next? he's gonna appeal 2 the moon 
and try 2 get outta payin' up?! carol llll lolol she's got more than enough cash from trmps other shady bizznss deals rn, btw, it's soo unfair that hes still tryna deny rpe claims like 5 yrs after they went public 
he needs 2 get over himself & face the facts. this is all jus 1 big ol' ego trip for trmp 
can't believe he's trying this again? like two years went by and we're still hearing about this? 
and now $5 million more on top of that 88m? 
it's just a slap in the face at this point, but i'm glad E. Jean Carroll gets some closure 
maybe the supreme court will finally put an end to this drama 
Trump's whole thing is like that one friend who just won't move on from their bad breakup 
I'm not sure why everyone's so quick to assume Trump's guilty on this one. Like, we don't know for sure what went down at that department store back in '95. We have this woman's word against his, and yeah, she has a history of writing about sex and stuff, but that doesn't necessarily mean she's lying. And can we talk about the fact that her team is getting all this funding from some big donors? It feels like there's a motive to win here. I'm not saying Trump's innocent or anything, but I think we need to keep an open mind until the Supreme Court decides one way or the other. 
. The fact that he's trying to claim her testimony was implausible is just laughable 
. If the high court rejects his appeal, it'll be another huge blow to his reputation on this issue and a major win for E Jean Carroll 
I think Trump's appeal is just a weak attempt to cling to his ego, not gonna fly with the SC though 
He's gotta face the music, the jury spoke loud and clear 2 years ago already! Carroll got justice, now it's time for him to move on from this toxic chapter of his life 
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. It's almost like he's trying to rewrite history or something. anyway, I'm keeping an eye on this one, hope the Supreme Court makes the right call 
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. and the fact that he's taking this all the way to the supreme court is just... wow. i mean, can't he just acknowledge what happened and move on? instead of trying to use every trick in the book to try and overturn a jury's verdict. it's like, come on trump, take responsibility for your actions 
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