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Court Leaves Trump's $5M Carroll Verdict Intact
Supreme Court denies Trump's appeal request, leaving E. Jean Carroll's $5 million civil verdict in force
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President Trump had asked the justices to intervene after a jury found that he had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.
- Frame 1Supreme Court denies Trump's appeal request, leaving E. Jean Carroll's $5 million civil verdict in force.
- Frame 2A 2023 New York jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation after a two-week civil trial.
- Frame 3Trump asked the justices to review the case after the Second Circuit upheld the verdict in 2024.
- Frame 4The rejected petition keeps the $5 million judgment intact, with no public dissent noted by the Court.
- Frame 5Carroll's lawyers urged the justices to let the jury verdict stand after years of appeals.
- Frame 6The docket now shows a closed Supreme Court appeal and an intact civil judgment.
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- Jun 29, 10:49 PM EDT
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