Create account

Gone quiet · last update Aug 17, 2026 / Donald Trump

E. Jean Carroll's legal fight with Trump

Overview · reviewed October 24, 2026

Juries found Donald Trump liable in 2023 for sexually abusing the writer E. Jean Carroll and defaming her, awarding her $5 million, and in January 2024 ordered him to pay her $83.3 million more for . The awards were upheld on appeal, the Supreme Court rejected his appeals of the $5 million verdict, and in May 2026 the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation of Carroll.[1][2][3][4][5]

Read the timeline

Follow this story to see new developments when you return.

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · monthly average of weekly shares (UTC)

Nov 2021: average weekly share 2% (left under 1%, center 1%, right 0%), from 1 of 1 weekDec 2021: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJan 2022: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksFeb 2022: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2022: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center 1%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksApr 2022: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2022: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJun 2022: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJul 2022: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksAug 2022: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksSep 2022: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksOct 2022: average weekly share 6% (left 2%, center 3%, right 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksNov 2022: average weekly share 4% (left 2%, center 2%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2022: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center 1%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJan 2023: average weekly share 2% (left 1%, center 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksFeb 2023: average weekly share 2% (left 1%, center under 1%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2023: average weekly share 3% (left 1%, center 1%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksApr 2023: average weekly share 10% (left 4%, center 4%, right 2%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2023: average weekly share 16% (left 6%, center 6%, right 3%), from 5 of 5 weeksJun 2023: average weekly share 6% (left 2%, center 2%, right 2%), from 4 of 4 weeksJul 2023: average weekly share 5% (left 2%, center 2%, right 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksAug 2023: average weekly share 5% (left 2%, center 2%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksSep 2023: average weekly share 3% (left 1%, center 1%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksOct 2023: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksNov 2023: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2023: average weekly share 3% (left 1%, center 2%, right under 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksJan 2024: average weekly share 17% (left 6%, center 7%, right 4%), from 5 of 5 weeksFeb 2024: average weekly share 1% (left 1%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2024: average weekly share 5% (left 2%, center 2%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksApr 2024: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksMay 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJul 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksAug 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksSep 2024: average weekly share 3% (left 1%, center 2%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksOct 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2024: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2024: average weekly share 5% (left 1%, center 2%, right 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksJan 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksFeb 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksApr 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2025: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksJul 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksAug 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksSep 2025: average weekly share 4% (left 1%, center 2%, right 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksOct 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2025: average weekly share 2% (left under 1%, center 1%, right 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksDec 2025: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksJan 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksFeb 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksMar 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 5 of 5 weeksApr 2026: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 4 of 4 weeksMay 2026: average weekly share 5% (left 2%, center 2%, right 2%), from 4 of 4 weeksJun 2026: average weekly share 1% (left under 1%, center under 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksJul 2026: average weekly share 7% (left 2%, center 4%, right 2%), from 4 of 4 weeksAug 2026: average weekly share 2% (left 1%, center 1%, right under 1%), from 5 of 5 weeksSep 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksOct 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 4 of 4 weeksNov 2026: average weekly share 0% (left 0%, center 0%, right 0%), from 2 of 2 weeks, so far

LeftCenterRight

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. Over more than two years each bar is a month: the average of that month's weekly shares, so the shape stays readable. The weekly table below keeps every week. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 12 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (51 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Aug 17, 20261233853 of 46411%
Jul 27, 20269301049 of 5619%
Jul 13, 202610221042 of 5598%
Jul 6, 202615441574 of 56013%
Jun 29, 2026129223 of 5694%
May 25, 2026713929 of 18516%
May 11, 202652310 of 1766%
Apr 27, 20262237 of 1604%
Nov 10, 202535412 of 1886%
Sep 8, 2025816630 of 21414%
Sep 1, 20251427 of 1774%
Jun 9, 20252439 of 1995%
Dec 30, 202414241149 of 19525%
Sep 2, 2024617427 of 21213%
Apr 22, 202445312 of 2235%
Mar 11, 20242103 of 2431%
Mar 4, 202415221047 of 25419%
Feb 5, 202454110 of 2424%
Jan 29, 202487217 of 2357%
Jan 22, 2024384234114 of 23848%
Jan 15, 20242327959 of 22326%
Jan 8, 20243418 of 2433%
Jan 1, 20241405 of 2322%
Dec 25, 20232316 of 2073%
Dec 18, 20230505 of 2362%
Dec 11, 202357315 of 2257%
Sep 4, 2023149932 of 25313%
Aug 14, 202375416 of 2467%
Aug 7, 20231112730 of 25912%
Jul 17, 20231117533 of 26712%
Jul 10, 2023127827 of 24311%
Jun 26, 202313161140 of 27914%
Jun 12, 202366517 of 2507%
Jun 5, 20232316 of 2652%
May 22, 20231819946 of 26917%
May 8, 2023465027123 of 25448%
May 1, 20231113731 of 25612%
Apr 24, 202325271062 of 25524%
Apr 17, 202378722 of 2549%
Apr 10, 202398219 of 2547%
Mar 20, 202354413 of 2336%
Mar 6, 202345312 of 1777%
Feb 13, 202363413 of 1817%
Jan 16, 202335210 of 1885%
Jan 9, 202346111 of 1986%
Dec 19, 20221405 of 1843%
Nov 21, 20221213429 of 16617%
Oct 17, 20221220436 of 17720%
Oct 10, 2022911222 of 18612%
Mar 7, 20223407 of 1944%
Nov 29, 20211304 of 2182%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Aug 16, 2026 · first reported · Headline from KXAN Austin

    Supreme Court rejects Trump's longshot effort to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict

Background

Carroll, who accused Trump of raping her in the 1990s, had sued him for defamation over his denial. In December 2021, an appeals court heard Trump's bid to have that suit dismissed.[6] In October 2022 Trump was deposed in it,[7][8] and in November Carroll filed a new lawsuit over the alleged assault itself.[9] Trump did not testify at the trial in April and May 2023,[10] and the jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation and awarded her $5 million.[1]

Read the full background (2 more paragraphs)

Carroll then added Trump's remarks after the verdict to her original defamation case,[11] and a judge ruled that he was liable, leaving only damages for trial.[12] Trump's countersuit against her was thrown out,[13] and courts rejected his bids for a new trial and for presidential immunity.[14][15] In January 2024, after Trump testified briefly, a jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million,[16][2] and he posted a bond of nearly $92 million.[17]

An appeals court upheld the $5 million verdict in December 2024[18] and the $83.3 million judgment in September 2025.[3] In May 2026 the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation of Carroll.[5] After the Supreme Court rejected Trump's appeal of the $5 million verdict, a judge ordered him to pay, and Carroll received about $5.6 million in July.[19][20][21] Trump and the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to throw out the $83 million verdict,[22] and in August the court rejected his final appeal of the $5 million verdict.[4]

Supporting stories (22)
  1. Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M
  2. E. Jean Carroll brings Trump to justice in defamation suit
  3. Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll's $83 million judgment against Trump
  4. Supreme Court rejects final Trump appeal of $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict
  5. DOJ opens criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexual assault
  6. Appeals court hears arguments in E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against Trump
  7. Trump must sit for deposition in lawsuit brought by rape accuser E Jean Carroll
  8. Trump deposed in defamation suit filed by E. Jean Carroll
  9. Writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuit
  10. Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial
  11. E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M
  12. Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages
  13. Federal judge tosses Trump's defamation claim against E. Jean Carroll
  14. Judge denies Trump's request for a new trial in E. Jean Carroll case
  15. Court Denies Trump’s Presidential Immunity Appeal In E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case
  16. A day after Trump testifies, lawyers have final say in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
  17. Trump posts nearly $92 million bond in E. Jean Carroll defamation case
  18. An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump
  19. E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay her $5.8M after Supreme Court rejects his appeal
  20. Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals
  21. E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6M payment in Donald Trump sex abuse and defamation case
  22. Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 80 recorded updates

August 2026

  1. Supreme Court rejects final Trump appeal of $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdictHeadline from ABC News · 57 outlets

July 2026

  1. Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll caseHeadline from The Republic · 50 outlets
  2. E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6M payment in Donald Trump sex abuse and defamation caseHeadline from WHAS Louisville · 43 outlets
  3. Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appealsHeadline from WDIO Duluth · 78 outlets

June 2026

  1. E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay her $5.8M after Supreme Court rejects his appealHeadline from PBS NewsHour · 26 outlets

May 2026

  1. DOJ opens criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexual assaultHeadline from NBC4 Washington · 31 outlets
  2. Trump temporarily spared from paying $83M defamation award to E. Jean CarrollHeadline from Fox32 Chicago · 11 outlets

April 2026

  1. Federal court won't rehear Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll's $83 million defamation verdict against himHeadline from NBC News · 8 outlets

November 2025

  1. Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million verdictHeadline from WDIO Duluth · 13 outlets

September 2025

  1. Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll's $83 million judgment against TrumpHeadline from NBC News · 32 outlets
  2. Trump plans to ask Supreme Court to toss E. Jean Carroll's $5 million abuse and defamation verdictHeadline from ABC 7 New York · 7 outlets

June 2025

  1. Trump loses bid for appeals court to rehear E. Jean Carroll caseHeadline from NBC10 Philadelphia · 10 outlets

December 2024

  1. An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect TrumpHeadline from Boston · 29 outlets
  2. Trump Loses E. Jean Carroll Appeal: Court Upholds $5 Million Verdict For Defamation, Sexual AbuseHeadline from Forbes · 24 outlets

September 2024

  1. Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suitHeadline from Fox7 Austin · 29 outlets

April 2024

  1. Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid for new E. Jean Carroll trial, upholds $83M judgmentHeadline from ABC 30 Fresno · 13 outlets

March 2024

  1. Trump may have defamed E. Jean Carroll again, one day after posting a $91.6 million bond for last caseHeadline from NBC Chicago · 6 outlets
  2. Trump posts nearly $92 million bond in E. Jean Carroll defamation caseHeadline from CNN · 39 outlets
  3. Trump lawyers want him back on witness stand in E. Jean Carroll caseHeadline from The Columbian · 10 outlets
  4. Trump must pay $83.3 million in E. Jean Carroll defamation case after losing delay bidHeadline from NBC10 Philadelphia · 17 outlets

February 2024

  1. Judge criticizes Trump's midtrial mistrial request in E. Jean Carroll defamation caseHeadline from Minneapolis Star Tribune · 11 outlets

January 2024

  1. Alina Habba's move against judge "self-defeating"—Legal analystHeadline from Newsweek · 5 outlets
  2. E. Jean Carroll lawyer rebuts Trump judge conflict worry, says no basis to toss $83.3 million verdictHeadline from NBC 6 South Florida · 37 outlets
  3. E. Jean Carroll brings Trump to justice in defamation suitHeadline from Fortune · 76 outlets
  4. A day after Trump testifies, lawyers have final say in E. Jean Carroll defamation trialHeadline from Fox7 Austin · 59 outlets

Coverage & sources

Read the reports, see how much was collected over time, or compare outlets by political leaning.

Coverage & sources →