Appeals court upholds $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict against Trump
E. Jean Carroll departs a Manhattan federal court at the conclusion of her defamation suit against Donald Trump on Jan. 26, 2024. Spencer Platt / Getty Images
A federal appeals court has upheld writer E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million civil judgment against President-elect Donald Trump.
A jury had awarded Carroll the sum in 2023 after finding Trump liable for sexual abusing her in the 1990s and then defaming her after she went public with her allegations.
Trump had appealed the verdict, charging it should be tossed.