Trump Files Plea To Block $5 Million Payout To E. Jean Carroll

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNBC

Published Wed, Jul 8 2026 6:09 AM EDT Updated 3 Hours Ago


Attorneys for President Donald Trump in a late Tuesday night court filing urged a New York federal judge not to disburse nearly $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll to satisfy a May 2023 civil verdict holding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer. Trump’s lawyers said that money cannot be released to Carroll under an agreement unless and until the Supreme Court rejects the president’s new, long-shot bid for reconsideration of his petition that the high court take his appeal of that verdict.

The Supreme Court very rarely grants such requests after having denied an initial petition to take an appeal, as it did on June 29 in saying it would not hear Trump’s appeal.

Trump’s lawyers petitioned the Supreme Court for a rehearing of its denial, according to the new filing, which included a copy of that request, dated Monday. “Collection cannot begin while proceedings remain pending before the Supreme Court, which is currently the case,” Trump’s lawyers Josh Halpern and Michael Madaio said in the filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

“Paragraph 8 [of the agreement] does not permit collection while the rehearing petition remains unresolved,” the attorneys wrote, referring to a stipulation by the parties to hold $5.5 million deposited by Trump with that court as security as he appealed the $5 million verdict in Carroll’s favor.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/08/trump-e-jean-carroll-supreme-court-sex-abuse.html

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Link to FILING (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.240.0.pdf

They had until yesterday to respond to the rejection of more time to respond..

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Does this mean that legally, Trump can indefinitely petition SCOTUS

for reconsideration in order to avoid paying E Jean Carroll?

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. It is completely up to the judge. Nt

[angrychair]

5. Yep

You know what the Stock Market and the US Court System have in common?

They both seem like it something that should work for the common citizen but the reality is they can only truly be used to their true potential by the very wealthy.

[pimpbot]

16. Even once the judge orders the money released

They will probably file some sort of appeal and gum that up for several more months.

The courts can be abused by rich people, its a feature not a bug.

[melm00se]

21. Trump is a professional

debtor (we used to call them degenerate debtors) and professional debtors work the system.

They file appeal after appeal after appeal.

They will appeal rules that block them from appealing.

They get thrills and chills when they get the delay as avoiding payment soothes their miser's soul.

[Bengus81]

23. And the interest keeps adding up day by day.

That fucker WILL have a day he finally has to pay her.

[tanyev]

2. Trump's favorite legal strategy: kicking the can down the road.

[thesquanderer]

13. Dragging it out any way he can, probably hoping she dies before she collects. (n/t)

[Bengus81]

3. Anyone see Republicans wanting to get rid of the asshat that was

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for guilty of sexual abuse in a civil trial to the tune of $5M.

Nah,nor will they.

[MLWR]

6. Actually he is NOT a "convicted rapist."

He was never tried in a criminal court. He was found LIABLE in CIVIL COURT. It isn't the same as being "convicted" in criminal court.

[Bengus81]

7. Got it, I'll make a change. Platner was never in any court civil or criminal

but he's GUILTY on all counts and likely will not be running for office. That was my point..........

[duckworth969]

18. A Federal Judge Has Gone to Great Lengths to Make Clear Trump Really Did Rape E. Jean Carroll

“District Judge Lewis Kaplan has said it multiple times: Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Kaplan wrote it in May 2023, when he presided over one of the trials against Trump. And he reminded jurors of the rape…”

Nitpicking Chumps rape conviction is disrespectful to Ms. Carroll and unnecessary on this forum.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/a-federal-judge-has-gone-to-great-lengths-to-make-clear-trump-really-did-rape-e-jean-carroll/

[PatSeg]

8. He keeps drawing attention to the lawsuit

At this point $5 million isn't a great hardship for him. If he just paid the money and let it go, most people would forget, but he just can't let anything go. He is his own worst enemy.

[Bengus81]

9. Yep...and E. Jean Carroll's attorney's could very well file on Trump again

He can't shut his fucking mouth nor will he. The second amount is probably $100M with interest and it's still on going and could be for however long Trump want's to drag it out.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. Trump has his "REPUTATION" to uphold??????

Paying a woman he was found Civilly liable of sexually assaulting and defaming is REPUGNANT to him and DAMAGING to his fragile ego.

Like close to $6 million is a hardship for him, when he has raked in close to $2 BILLION since January 20, 2025.

[mdbl]

11. That's the criminal playbook

Drag it out in court filings until the person dies. Case closed.

[homegirl]

15. I am quite

sure Ms. Carroll has a Last Will and Testament. The judgements against Mr. Trump are part of that estate.

Logically, her heirs or OMG! agencies like Planned Parenthood, Emily's List and the ACLU would be the claimants!

[Bayard]

12. This is ridiculous,

But you never know with this Supreme Court. Apparently their word is not final if you're trump. I'd like to see the last judge give him a deadline to pay, or go to jail. Hey--I can wish!

[wolfie001]

17. "The Shit Six"

That's all I gotta say.

[bluestarone]

14. The judge needs to just order the money

RELEASED! Then she can start her (I believe ) 3RD lawsuit against this rapist.

[onenote]

20. And he has done so.

[bluestarone]

22. I sawv that!! TY onenote. and TY Judge!!

[Griefbird]

19. Picky picky

Sorry for this post, but "after having denied" drives me up the wall. Try "after denying" or ", having denied".
Sincerely,
The Language Police