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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Trump still trying to claw back $5.6M from E Jean Carroll

  • President Donald Trump is attempting to force E. Jean Carroll to return $5.6 million he was ordered to pay her in a sexual abuse and defamation case.
  • The payment was disbursed to Carroll from a court-controlled escrow account on July 9, following a federal jury's verdict.
  • Trump's legal team is seeking an emergency injunction, hoping the Supreme Court will reverse the judgment and return the funds to him.
  • Carroll's lawyers argue the judgment is final, the money has been disbursed and Trump's repeated defamatory attacks continue to subject her to harassment and threats.
  • This legal maneuver follows a seven-year battle, with Trump also facing an additional $83 million defamation judgment and seeking government intervention for immunity claims.

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