{"id":20526,"date":"2026-07-29T03:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20526"},"modified":"2026-07-29T03:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:11:14","slug":"scoop-trump-asks-supreme-court-to-overturn-83m-judgment-for-e-jean-carroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20526","title":{"rendered":"Scoop: Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83M judgment for E. Jean Carroll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/mCdWhyprFcNLg8j8yzHvH5-6kDo=\/0x0:6000x3375\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/28\/1785273846890.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/politics-policy\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\">Trump<\/a>&#8216;s lawyers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the $83.3 million defamation judgment he was ordered to pay to E. Jean Carroll, Axios has learned.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The judgment stemmed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/09\/06\/trump-liable-defamation-e-jean-carroll\" target=\"_blank\">Trump&#8217;s 2019 statements<\/a> in which he denied Carroll&#8217;s claim that he&#8217;d sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and attacked her credibility, accusing her of making up the allegation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>Trump&#8217;s lawyers argue he&#8217;s entitled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/01\/trump-supreme-court-immunity-decision\" target=\"_blank\">presidential immunity<\/a> because he made the comments while he was serving as president in response to reporters&#8217; questions, which centered on his fitness for office.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>State of play: <\/strong>Trump&#8217;s lawyers unsuccessfully appealed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/09\/08\/trump-e-jean-carroll-appeals-court\" target=\"_blank\">$83.3 million<\/a> judgment to the federal appeals court in the 2nd Circuit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now, in their filing to the Supreme Court, the president&#8217;s team is arguing that the appeals court never decided whether presidential immunity applied in the case, and that the appeal was rejected on procedural grounds.<\/li>\n<li>They argue that if the ruling stands, it will constitutionally weaken future presidents by exposing them to liability for statements made while in office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The backstory: <\/strong>Carroll, a New York writer, in 2019 accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. Trump denied it, setting off years of litigation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In May 2023, a jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and for defaming her in statements he made in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/14\/e-jean-carroll-payment-trump-case\" target=\"_blank\">awarding her<\/a> $5 million. <\/li>\n<li>In January 2024, a different jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million for Trump&#8217;s 2019 statements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to watch: <\/strong>The Supreme Court is dealing with Carroll-related litigation for the second time in two months.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In June, the court declined to hear Trump&#8217;s appeal of the $5 million verdict.<\/li>\n<li>Trump&#8217;s team has asked the court to reconsider that judgment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Axios has reached out<\/strong> to Carroll&#8217;s legal team for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump&#8216;s lawyers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the $83.3 million defamation judgment he was ordered to pay to E. Jean Carroll, Axios has learned. 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