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Trump news at a glance: Trump tried to appeal E Jean Carroll verdict all the way to the supreme court. They passed

Donald Trump gestures with both hands while speaking at a desk in the Oval Office
Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on vehicle repairs in the Oval Office at the White House on 29 June. Photograph: Samuel Corum/UPI/Shutterstock

The US supreme court on Monday declined Donald Trump’s request to review a New York jury’s 2023 verdict that found him liable for sexually ​abusing writer E Jean Carroll, and then defaming her.

The justices did not provide an explanation or reasoning, and no public dissents were noted. The decision leaves intact the $5m civil judgment against Trump that was returned by the jury after the two-week trial in 2023.

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