SCOTUS Rules on Trump’s Bid To Overturn E. Jean Carroll Verdict

Yet conservative commentators have questioned the credibility of a decades-old claim lacking physical evidence, revived at a politically opportune moment during Trump’s first term and subsequent campaigns.

They argue the civil standard of proof — preponderance of evidence rather than beyond reasonable doubt — allowed the case to proceed on thin grounds, amplified by media coverage hostile to the former and current president.

Monday’s denial means Carroll can seek to enforce the $5 million judgment, though stays and bonds have delayed collection in related proceedings.

For the $83 million defamation award, Trump’s team continues to press arguments that statements made from the White House were official acts protected by presidential immunity.