'Fake Case': Trump Vows To Fight After US Top Court Rejects Bid To Overturn Sexual Abuse Judgment
'Fake Case': Trump Vows To Fight After US Top Court Rejects Bid To Overturn Sexual Abuse Judgment Published By, Last Updated: June 29, 2026, 21:27
'Fake Case': Trump Vows To Fight After US Top Court Rejects Bid To Overturn Sexual Abuse Judgment Published By, Last Updated: June 29, 2026, 21:27 IST US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn E Jean Carroll verdict against Trump, upholding jury finding of sexual assault and $5 million damages. The SC's decision comes after a three-judge court panel at the second US circuit court of appeals in Manhattan had rejected Trump’s arguments that the trial was unfair. (Image: AFP) The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn a jury judgment that he sexually assaulted and defamed E Jean Carroll and must pay her $5 million.
Following the announcement, he vowed to continue fight against the “fake case". The case refers to the federal civil court in Manhattan that on May 9, 2023, found Trump as liable for a “sexual assault" on the former newspaper columnist in a New York department store in 1996. Following the announcement, Trump said he would continue his fight his case against E. Jean Carroll while calling the SC’s decision as “surprising". “Surprisingly, the Supreme Court declined to ‘review’ a Fake Case brought against me by a woman I never met (Decades old celebrity photo line, standing with her husband, does not count!).
I will continue the fight against this Weaponization and Lawfare Case against me, including the ridiculous claim of Defamation, with all of my power and strength," he wrote in a post on Truth Social. CNN quoted a spokesman for the president’s legal team previously said in a statement, “President Trump will keep winning against Liberal Lawfare, as he continues to focus on his mission to Make America Great Again." News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit Location: Washington D.C., United States of America (USA) First Published: June 29, 2026, 21:07 IST News world 'Fake Case': Trump Vows To Fight After US Top Court Rejects Bid To Overturn Sexual Abuse Judgment Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.
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