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Rapist Refuses to Take No For an Answer

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/trump-e-jean-carroll-payment

Donald Trump’s latest effort to delay the release of more than $5m in court-held funds that he owes E Jean Carroll failed on Wednesday.

The US president asked Manhattan federal court judge Lewis Kaplan late on Tuesday not to order the release of these court-held funds, which a jury awarded Carroll in her successful 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against him; this money also includes interest. Trump has denied all wrongdoing.

Less than 24 hours later, Kaplan issued an order directing the disbursement of this money. Within an hour, Trump filed paperwork indicating that he is appealing this decision.

“The Clerk is respectfully directed to disburse … the value of the principle Judgment, which amounts to $5,000,000.00,” Kaplan’s order said. “The Clerk is further respectfully directed to disburse … the value of the post-judgment interest”.

Trump had deposited this multimillion jury award, plus 11% interest, into a court-controlled account about six weeks after Carroll’s win. For this money, which now totals about $5.8m, to be released, Kaplan had to order directing the court-controlled fund to do so.

Trump’s failed request stems from the supreme court’s 29 June decision not to review his appeal of this case. Trump had asked for the supreme court to weigh his appeal after lower courts repeatedly rejected his fight against this verdict.

After the supreme court denied hearing his appeal, Carroll’s legal team asked Manhattan federal court judge Lewis Kaplan to issue an order directing the release of these funds.