In a significant blow to former President Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a lower court's ruling, effectively upholding a $5 million verdict against him in a defamation lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll, a journalist and author who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. The high court's decision means that Carroll will be able to collect the damages, which were awarded to her in a New York state court after a jury found that Trump had made false and damaging statements about her in a 2019 interview. The lawsuit has been a long and contentious one, with Trump repeatedly denying the allegations and claiming that Carroll was seeking to harm his reputation. The Supreme Court's rejection of Trump's appeal is a major victory for Carroll and a significant setback for Trump, who had been hoping to avoid paying the damages.
Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case PBS
