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

Carroll’s side emphasized the jury’s unanimous findings after hearing testimony, including from Carroll herself, who described the alleged encounter in detail.

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.