Writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over US$5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said.The payment – representing the US$5 million jury award, plus interest – was made Monday from an account where it had been held in escrow since the 2023 verdict, according to court records.Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, confirmed the payment on Tuesday. “We are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment,” Kaplan said in a statement.
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E. Jean Carroll paid US$5.6 million owed by Trump in sex abuse and defamation case
Writer E. Jean Carroll has received over $5.6 million from Donald Trump, representing a jury award and accrued interest from her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-14 · 16:58 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Writer E. Jean Carroll has received over $5.6 million from Donald Trump, representing a jury award and accrued interest from her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit. The payment, totaling the $5 million awarded by the jury plus interest, was transferred on Monday from an escrow account where it had been held since the 2023 verdict. Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, confirmed the receipt of the damages payment on Tuesday. This marks the collection of the funds awarded to Carroll in the legal case.
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Roberta Kaplan stated, 'We are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment.'
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Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, confirmed the payment on Tuesday.
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The payment was made on Monday from an account held in escrow since the 2023 verdict.
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The payment represents the US$5 million jury award plus interest.
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E. Jean Carroll has collected over US$5.6 million awarded in her lawsuit against Donald Trump.
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