President Donald Trump filed an appeal of the new disbursement order the same day it was issued.
E. Jean Carroll may collect the $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury held President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, a federal judge in New York ruled on July 8.
The new disbursement order was issued by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan.
It directs the clerk of the court to pay the $5.55 million that Trump paid into court, along with post-judgment interest that has accrued, bringing the total payout to Carroll to about $5.8 million.
Trump promptly appealed the disbursement order through his attorneys to halt the payment.
It’s unclear when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will act on this fresh appeal.
Carroll, an author, testified during a 2023 trial that Trump attacked her around 1996 in a dressing room of a department store near Trump Tower in New York City.
Trump denied the allegations.
In a May 2023 verdict, a federal jury held Trump liable both for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her when he made statements in October 2022 denying her allegations.
The jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages.
The Second Circuit upheld both the $5 million verdict and a separate $83.3 million verdict Carroll won against Trump.
The larger award in January 2024 was for Trump’s alleged defamation arising from his denial of the allegations and accusations that Carroll was lying.
The new ruling is regarding the $5 million award.
Trump is still contesting the $83.3 million verdict in the courts.
This is a developing news story and will be updated.
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