President Donald Trump is temporarily relieved from paying an $83 million defamation award to writer E. Jean Carroll after a federal appeals court decision this week. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled that Trump doesn’t need to make the payment until the Supreme Court reviews the case or decides not to. This decision follows Trump’s legal team’s request to pause the earlier ruling, which the court granted on Monday (May 11), citing no objection from Carroll, provided Trump increases the bond by $7.46 million to cover interest during ongoing legal proceedings.
Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, expressed satisfaction with the court’s condition that Trump post a bond of nearly $100 million. The appeals court had previously rejected Trump’s attempt to have the U.S. government replace him as the defendant, which would have nullified Carroll’s case due to the federal government’s immunity from defamation suits.
A jury sided with Carroll in 2024, agreeing that Trump defamed her by denying allegations of sexual abuse in a 1990s dressing room incident. Trump continues to challenge the verdict and is seeking to bring the case to the Supreme Court, having already appealed a separate $5 million defamation lawsuit won by Carroll.
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