{"id":2626748,"date":"2026-07-08T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-5-8-million-carroll-payout-despite-trumps-rehearing-bid\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:27:35","slug":"judge-orders-5-8-million-carroll-payout-despite-trumps-rehearing-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-5-8-million-carroll-payout-despite-trumps-rehearing-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge orders $5.8 million Carroll payout despite Trump&#8217;s rehearing bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-orders-5-8-million-carroll-payout-despite-trumps-rehearing-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626748&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-rioter-qanon-shaman-moved-to-virginia-jail-after-requesting-an-organic-diet\/\" title=\"Capitol Rioter \u2018QAnon Shaman\u2019 Moved To Virginia Jail After ...ing An Organic Diet\">federal judge ordered<\/a> the immediate release of nearly $5.8 million in damages and interest to writer E. Jean Carroll, rejecting Donald Trump&#8217;s effort to keep the funds frozen while he seeks reconsideration from the Supreme court. Judge Lewis Kaplan directed the court clerk to disburse the original award, including accrued interest, to Carroll\u2019s attorneys, despite Trump&#8217;s legal attempt to delay payment while his rehearing petition is pending before the Supreme Court. Trump\u2019s attorneys filed a petition arguing the case should be held while the Supreme Court reviews whether his 2019 statements about Carroll, made during his presidency, are protected by presidential immunity. The order was issued shortly after Trump&#8217;s legal team sought to delay the payout, which the court dismissed. The Supreme Court has previously declined to review the case, and petitions for re-hearing are rarely granted. Carroll&#8217;s legal team contends further delays are unwarranted, as the disbursement can now proceed even with Trump&#8217;s pending appeal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of nearly $5.8 million in damages and interest to writer E. Jean Carroll, rejecting President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s effort to keep the money frozen while he pursues a long-shot request for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> to reconsider his appeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan directed the clerk of court to disburse the original $5 million awarded by a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a> jury, along with accrued post-judgment interest, from the court registry to Carroll\u2019s attorneys.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4640828\/trump-ordered-pay-5-8-million-e-jean-carroll-judge-rejects-request-delay-payout\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump ordered to pay $5.8 million to E. 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Jean Carroll exits the New York Federal Court, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after former President Donald Trump appeared in court, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-image-caption=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Columnist E. Jean Carroll exits the New York Federal Court, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after former President Donald Trump appeared in court, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/E-Jean-Carroll.webp?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Columnist E. Jean Carroll exits the New York Federal Court, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after former President Donald Trump appeared in court, in New York. (AP Photo\/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4640423\/trump-seeks-block-e-jean-carroll-payout\/\">came less than a day<\/a> after Trump\u2019s lawyers argued the money should remain in escrow because they had filed a petition asking the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> to rehear its June 29 decision declining to review the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCollection cannot begin while proceedings remain pending before the Supreme Court, which is currently the case,\u201d attorneys Josh Halpern and Michael Madaio wrote in Tuesday night\u2019s filing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaplan, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, nevertheless granted Carroll\u2019s motion without addressing the merits of the rehearing request, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/65895581\/241\/carroll-v-trump\/\">ordering the clerk<\/a> to release both the principal judgment and accrued interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s rehearing petition, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/25\/25-573\/415915\/20260708104639605_Petition%20for%20Rehearing%20w%20Rule%2044%20Certificate.pdf\">was docketed at the highest court<\/a> on Wednesday, argues the justices should revisit the case because he will soon ask the Supreme Court to hear a separate appeal involving whether his 2019 statements about Carroll while serving as president are protected by presidential immunity under the Supreme Court\u2019s 2024 decision in <em>Trump v. United States<\/em>, which found that presidents enjoy broad immunities for official acts while serving.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the petition, those same 2019 White House statements were introduced as evidence during the 2023 civil trial that resulted in the $5 million verdict. Trump\u2019s lawyers contend that if the Supreme Court later determines those statements were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyers-seek-to-correct-manhattan-district-attorneys-misguided-claims-on-immunity-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump lawyers seek to correct Manhattan district attorney\u2019s \u2018misguided\u2019 claims on immunity - Washington Examiner\">protected official acts<\/a>, they should never have been admitted before the jury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe forthcoming petition in Carroll I will present the issue of whether the 2019 White House statements constitute protected official acts,\u201d the petition states. \u201cBecause those same statements were introduced and emphasized at trial in Carroll II, the disposition of Carroll I would bear on the proper disposition of Carroll II.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s attorneys asked the Supreme Court to either grant review of the $5 million case or hold it while the justices consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >forthcoming immunity petition arising<\/a> from Carroll\u2019s separate defamation lawsuit, in which a jury awarded her $83.3 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rehearing petitions are rarely granted by the Supreme Court, and the justices denied Trump\u2019s original petition for review without a noted dissent last month after it was listed on the docket for reconsideration 15 times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carroll\u2019s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, has argued the Supreme Court\u2019s denial marked the end of the appeals process and that further delays in releasing the money would be unwarranted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4640423\/trump-seeks-block-e-jean-carroll-payout\/\">TRUMP SEEKS TO BLOCK $5.8 MILLION CARROLL PAYOUT PENDING SECOND SUPRME COURT APPEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The disbursement order means Carroll\u2019s attorneys may now receive the nearly $5.8 million held by the court, even as Trump\u2019s rehearing request remains pending before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attorneys for the president did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge orders immediate $5.8M payout to E. 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