US judge orders release of $5.8m Trump owes E Jean Carroll after court loss
Manhattan judge’s order frees funds from Trump’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation verdict after supreme court appeal failed Sign up for the Breaking News US
Manhattan judge’s order frees funds from Trump’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation verdict after supreme court appeal failed Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Manhattan federal court judge has ordered the release of more than $5m Donald Trump owes E Jean Carroll following her successful 2023 sexual abuse and defamation trial against him.
Trump had deposited this $5m million jury award, plus 11% interest, into a court-controlled account about six weeks after Carroll’s win. Judge Lewis Kaplan’s order
directs the disbursement of these court controlled funds, which now total some $5.8m due to interest accrual. Continue reading...
