More than three years after a federal jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, she has officially received more than $5.6 million, including interest, bringing a long chapter in the high-profile civil case to a close.
The payment was released from a court-held escrow account after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal, allowing the 2023 judgment to stand. Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, confirmed the funds have been disbursed to her client.
A New York jury concluded in 2023 that Trump was liable for sexually abusing Carroll in the mid-1990s and for defaming her after she publicly accused him. The jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages, with the final payment exceeding that amount because of accrued interest. Trump has consistently denied Carroll’s allegations and has continued to challenge the verdict through the courts.
The payment marks the first time Carroll has collected damages from Trump in the long-running legal battle. However, the legal fight is not entirely over. Trump is still appealing a separate $83.3 million defamation judgment awarded to Carroll in 2024 after another jury found he continued to defame her with repeated public statements.