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E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case

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NEW YORK (AP) — The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said.

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  1. Just the News

    Carroll collects $5.6 million awarded to her by jury in sex abuse and defamation case against Trump (opens Just the News)

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    Trump's attorneys have filed another appeal seeking to stop or reverse the payment, and they vow to keep appealing.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    E. Jean Carroll collects more than $5 million from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation case (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    E. Jean Carroll attends the 2024 Make Equality Reality Gala at Sony Hall on Oct. 8, 2024, in New York City.

  3. The New Republic

    E. Jean Carroll Finally Gets Her First Payment From Trump (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump has finally paid E. Jean Caroll. The columnist has received $5,625,000 from a court-controlled trust, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The distribution of funds comes more than three years after Trump was found civilly liable for sexually abusing Carroll in a department store…

  4. The Guardian

    E Jean Carroll receives $5.6m owed by Trump after court releases damages (opens The Guardian)

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    Funds released from escrow account after president’s efforts to block sexual abuse and defamation award fail A Manhattan federal court has released more than $5.6m that Donald Trump owes E Jean Carroll in her successful 2023 sexual abuse and defamation trial against him, records reveal.

  5. KEZI Eugene

    E. Jean Carroll officially receives more than $5M from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation judgment (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    More than $5 million was transferred to E. Jean Carroll, a significant move in a protracted legal battle with President Donald Trump coming three years after a jury found he had sexually abused and defamed the former magazine writer.

  6. WFLA

    E. Jean Carroll receives $5.62 million sex abuse, defamation payment from Trump (opens WFLA)

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    Writer E. Jean Carroll has received a payout of the over $5.6 million owed to her three years after a jury found President Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. “Three years ago, a unanimous nine-person jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E.

  7. ABC News

    E. Jean Carroll receives $5 million payment from Trump for civil suit (opens ABC News)

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    Writer E. Jean Carroll, who sued President Trump over claims of sexual abuse and defamation, has received more than $5 million as part of a civil judgment paid by Trump.

  8. The Republic

    E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case (opens The Republic)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said.

  9. KXAN Austin

    E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6 million in Trump sex abuse and defamation case (opens KXAN Austin)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said.

  10. The Daily Wire

    Trump’s Long Fight With E. Jean Carroll Just Took Another Turn (opens The Daily Wire)

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    President Donald Trump has paid more than $5.6 million owed to E. Jean Carroll after the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal in the 2023 sexual abuse and defamation case, closing one chapter of the legal battle while a separate $83 million judgment remains under appeal.

  11. New Hampshire Union Leader

    E. Jean Carroll receives $5.63 million owed by Trump in sex abuse case (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected nearly $5.63 million from Donald Trump after a jury in 2023 found the president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, court records show.

  12. The Columbian

    E. Jean Carroll collects $5.6M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case (opens The Columbian)

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    NEW YORK — The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said.

  13. Independent Journal Review

    E Jean Carroll Gets $5.6M Payout From Trump (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Writer E. Jean Carroll received more than $5.6 million in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, per court records and her lawyers.

  14. BBC News

    Writer E Jean Carroll receives $5m in damages from Trump over sexual abuse and defamation case (opens BBC News)

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    The president had sought to delay the payment as he tried to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn the judgement.

  15. WHAS Louisville

    E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6M payment in Donald Trump sex abuse and defamation case (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    The $5,625,005.48 payment reflects the original $5 million jury award plus interest accrued while the funds remained in a court-controlled escrow account.

  16. CBS News

    E. Jean Carroll receives $5M from Trump in abuse, defamation case (opens CBS News)

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    A jury concluded in 2023 that Trump should pay Carroll $5 million in damages.

  17. Winchester Star

    E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6M in Trump case (opens Winchester Star)

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    Court records show writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The records show the payment was made Monday from an account where…

  18. NPR

    E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6 million from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation case (opens NPR)

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    The payment comes three years after a jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer.

  19. PBS NewsHour

    E. Jean Carroll has been paid $5.8 million, three years after Trump sex abuse and defamation verdict (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    President Donald Trump's lawyers have vowed to continue appealing.

  20. Tampa Free Press

    E. Jean Carroll Cashes In: Receives $5.6 Million Judgment After Trump Appeal Fails (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    E. Jean Carroll has received a $5.62 million payment, including interest, three years after a federal jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The funds, which had been held in a court-controlled bank account, were released after the U.S.

  21. New York Times

    E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case (opens New York Times)

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    A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid.

  22. WHDH Boston

    E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.6M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald...

  23. UPI

    E. Jean Carroll receives $5M judgment in Trump case (opens UPI)

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    E. Jean Carroll received the $5 million a jury awarded her after finding President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer.

  24. Revolver News

  25. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Writer receives payout from Trump abuse case (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    NEW YORK — Writer E. Jean Carroll collected nearly $5.63 million from Donald Trump after a jury in 2023 found the U.S. president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, court records show.

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