Headline Roundup • July 9th, 2026
Judge Orders Trump to Pay E. Jean Carroll $5.8 Million Judgment
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered President Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll the $5.8 million (plus interest) she won against him after a jury found him liable of sexual assault and defamation.
The Details: Trump's attorneys on Tuesday urged District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the 2nd Circuit to deny Carroll's motion after the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal on June 29. A memorandum and order from the court state that Carroll is entitled to receive the funds held in a court-controlled bank since 2023. Trump's lawyers immediately appealed but were denied an emergency order to block the payment. They said they would continue to appeal the order.
For Context: In her 2019 memoir, Carroll accused Trump of sexually abusing her in a dressing room in 1996. A federal jury found him liable in 2023 for sexually abusing Carroll; the jury didn't find him liable for rape under the specific legal definition used in the case. Trump is also appealing a second judgement of $83.3 million that came after a separate Manhattan jury found him guilty of defamation against Carroll in 2024.
How the Media Covered It: Outlets on the left generally cited the judges' arguments against Trump, including saying that he has been "stalling this case for years." The New York Times (Lean Left bias) outlined the challenge Trump's team has ahead of them as the Supreme Court "rarely" grants requests to hear appeals and as it heads into summer recess. Associated Press (Lean Left) quoted a judge from the second ruling who said "Trump has shown no remorse" and has continued to "attack" Carroll following the trials. The New York Post (Right) and Fox News (Right) both cited arguments from Trump's lawyers more heavily, including their appeal and Trump "repeatedly insist[ing]" that he never knew Carroll. Fox also noted Trump's request for an appeal "faces steep odds." The Hill (Center) emphasized arguments from Trump's lawyers that he would face "unrecoverable loss" if the money is released and then overturned on appeal as Carroll plans to donate the money.
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President Trump's attorneys have mounted a last-minute bid to pause the payment of a more than $5 million judgment owed to writer E. Jean Carroll over two years after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
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President Donald Trump's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision rejecting his appeal of the $5 million civil judgment awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll, a request filed after the justices turned away the case last week.
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered that the writer E. Jean Carroll should promptly receive a $5 million jury award, days after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by President Trump and despite his last-minute attempt to get the justices to reconsider.
