Donald Trump paid $5,625,005.48 in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll on July 9, 2026, following a 2023 New York jury verdict that held him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. The payment includes the original $5 million jury award plus interest accrued during appeals [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
The damages were released after the US Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal on June 29, 2026, making the verdict final [2, 7, 8, 5, 6]. Trump had deposited the damages money in a court-controlled escrow account soon after the 2023 verdict, and it remained there during multiple appeals [1, 2, 7, 4]. His legal team had repeatedly sought to delay the payment through appeals up to the Supreme Court but was unsuccessful [1, 2, 7, 5, 6].
Carroll, an 82-year-old former magazine columnist, accused Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1996 in a Manhattan department store dressing room, which Trump denied [1, 9, 4, 10, 6]. Trump also defamed Carroll by calling her allegations a “hoax” and a “complete con job” in a 2022 social media post [8, 6].
Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s lawyer, confirmed receipt of the damages payment. She said, "Three years ago, a unanimous nine-person jury found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E Jean Carroll. Today, we are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment the jury awarded her as a result of that verdict" [1, 2, 9, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6]. Carroll herself declared, "WE WON. This victory belongs to every woman in the world" [4].
In a separate 2024 defamation case, Trump was ordered to pay Carroll $83.3 million, though enforcement of that award remains suspended pending appeal [2, 9, 4, 10, 6]. Carroll indicated she plans to place the damages money received in a retirement account [7].
