Trump ordered to pay E Jean Carroll $5.8m after failed appeal

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: July 8, 2026Country: United States

Crime & Law

Trump ordered to pay E Jean Carroll $5.8m after failed appeal

A federal judge ruled that E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million from President Donald Trump after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The payment includes the original $5 million award plus interest, following the Supreme Court's refusal to hear Trump's appeal. Trump's legal team denounced the ruling as a 'witch hunt' and immediately appealed the judge's order. The case stems from Carroll's 2019 accusation that Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store in 1996.

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