{"id":2637439,"date":"2026-07-29T19:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-reverse-83-million-e-jean-carroll-verdict\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T19:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:03:18","slug":"trump-asks-supreme-court-to-reverse-83-million-e-jean-carroll-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-reverse-83-million-e-jean-carroll-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse $83 million E. Jean Carroll verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-asks-supreme-court-to-reverse-83-million-e-jean-carroll-verdict%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=2637439&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>President Donald trump\u2019s legal team has petitioned the supreme Court to reverse a New York jury\u2019s 2024 verdict,which found him liable for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. This follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-confident-vaccine-mandate-will-be-upheld\/\" title=\"Biden admin. confident vaccine mandate will be upheld\">federal appeals court\u2019<\/a>s refusal to rehear the $83 million judgment, which accused Trump of defamation related to her sexual assault allegations from the 1990s.Trump\u2019s filings challenge the court\u2019s failure to address whether his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-563-million-in-civil-penalties-could-come-due-before-years-end-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...s 3 million in civil penalties could come due before year\u2019s end - Washington Examiner\">presidential immunity shields<\/a> him from such liability, citing the Supreme Court\u2019s recent decision on presidential immunity. He argues that his statements denying the allegations were made in his official capacity and requests that the U.S. government be substituted as the defendant, invoking the Westfall Act. Trump denies Carroll\u2019s claims and contends that her accusations and key evidence are fabricated. Carroll has filed two defamation lawsuits against Trump; she won both,with the second awarding her over $83 million. Trump appealed both verdicts to the Supreme Court, which declined to rehear the first case, and he has since paid the settlement and accrued interest.  <\/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\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s legal team on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reverse a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a> jury\u2019s 2024 verdict that found him liable for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s petition to the Supreme Court comes after a<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4549242\/trump-appeal-e-jean-carroll-case-denied\/\"> federal appeals court in late April<\/a> declined his request to rehear the $83 million defamation case, which concluded the president defamed Carroll when he disputed her accusation that he sexually abused her in a dressing room in the 1990s.<\/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\/supreme-court\/4668539\/trump-supreme-court-e-jean-carroll-verdict\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse $83 million E. Jean Carroll verdict<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4668002\/gop-supreme-court-trump-mail-ballot-order\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP states urge Supreme Court to lift block on Trump\u2019s mail-in ballot order<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4664455\/parental-rights-issues-heating-up-supreme-court\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Parental rights issues are heating up at the Supreme Court<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In court filings, Trump said the appeals court failed to rule on whether his presidential immunity shielded him from liability for defamation claims, invoking the Supreme Court\u2019s landmark 2024 presidential immunity decision.<\/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\">He requested that justices find his statements denying Carroll\u2019s claims were made in relation to his official capacity as president, in addition to asking the Supreme Court to let the U.S. government swap as the defendant. The Department of Justice is seeking to invoke the Westfall Act, which shields government employees from being sued for doing their jobs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the first case in our nation\u2019s history in which a court has imposed damages liability on a President for his conduct in office,\u201d Trump\u2019s attorneys wrote. \u201cBecause accusations bearing on the President\u2019s fitness for office are unquestionably matters of public concern, Presidential statements responding to press questions about such accusations are plainly official. This Court should say so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Second Circuit instead engaged in procedural contortions to avoid addressing Presidential immunity,\u201d the petition continued. <\/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\">Carroll has brought two lawsuits against Trump, both of them regarding defamation over her sexual abuse claims. The president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/111814756905837280\">has denied<\/a> all of her claims, arguing that the timing of her sexual abuse accusation was suspicious and helped promote her book tour. Trump has also claimed Carroll has lied about key evidence, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2024\/01\/25\/report-dress-e-jean-carroll-claims-she-wore-during-alleged-trump-assault-did-not-exist-time\/\">the dress<\/a> she said she was wearing at the time of the alleged assault. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4668002\/gop-supreme-court-trump-mail-ballot-order\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4668002\/gop-supreme-court-trump-mail-ballot-order\/\">GOP STATES URGE SUPREME COURT TO LIFT BLOCK ON TRUMP\u2019S MAIL-IN BALLOT ORDER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carroll filed the first lawsuit in 2019 and secured a $5 million victory in the case in a 2023 court decision. She filed the second lawsuit in 2022, making additional claims under New York\u2019s Adult Survivors Act. She won that case as well, winning herself over $83 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\">Trump appealed both verdicts to the Supreme Court, which declined last month to rehear the first lawsuit. He has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4647766\/trump-e-jean-carroll-defamation-settlement-wired-judge-order\/\">since paid out the $5 million settlement<\/a> to Carroll, in addition to interest that had accrued since 2023. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83M Carroll verdict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2637440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-406hces7r-1782745157419-e1782745238733.jpg?1783510321&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33073,83411,45387,32275,3634],"class_list":["post-2637439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-e-jean-carroll","tag-election2016","tag-legal-verdict","tag-supreme-court","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-406hces7r-1782745157419-e1782745238733.jpg?1783510321&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2637439"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637444,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637439\/revisions\/2637444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2637440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2637439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2637439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}