
Trump can't dodge damages payment. Donald Trump is still on the hook for a $5 million payment to writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexually assaulting and defaming her in a civil suit against the former and future president.
In 2023, a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and awarded Carroll $5 million in damages. (The jury did not find Trump liable for rape, an allegation Carroll also levied at Trump.) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has upheld that judgment.