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Jun 29, 2026

Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal of $5 million E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear President Donald Trump's appeal seeking to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, leaving in place the $5 million judgment against him.

Jun 29, 2026·6 sources

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▪E. Jean Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan stated that the Supreme Court decision on June 29, 2026 affirms the jury's unanimous verdict that Donald Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E. Jean Carroll
▪The Supreme Court refused to hear Donald Trump's attempt to overturn a jury's finding that Donald Trump sexually abused and later defamed E. Jean Carroll on June 29, 2026
▪E. Jean Carroll sued Donald Trump for defamation in 2019 after Donald Trump called E. Jean Carroll a liar who'd made up the claim to get rich

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