Trump Delays $83.3 Million Payment in E Jean Carroll Award Delay
Donald Trump won an e jean carroll award delay on Monday after the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York paused his $83.3 million payment to E. Jean Carroll. The court said he does not have to pay until the U.S. Supreme Court reviews the case or rejects his appeal.
The order also requires Trump to add $7.46 million to his bond, bringing the bond requirement to nearly $100 million once interest is included. Roberta Kaplan said Tuesday, “we are pleased that the Second Circuit conditioned the stay on President Trump posting a bond of nearly $100 million.”
Second Circuit Order
The delay came after Trump’s lawyers asked for more time while he seeks Supreme Court review. Late last month, the same appeals court rejected his request to rehear the case, leaving the bond issue and the payment deadline as the next moving parts in the dispute.
The court’s order does not erase the judgment. It changes when Carroll can collect it, and it ties that pause to Trump’s effort to get the Supreme Court to take the case.
E Jean Carroll Verdicts
In January 2024, a Manhattan jury ordered Trump to pay Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her in 2019. That award followed a separate jury verdict that gave Carroll $5 million after finding Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.
Trump has repeatedly denied the allegations. Federal appeals courts have upheld both verdicts so far, including the $5 million verdict in December 2024 and the $83.3 million jury award last September.
Trump Supreme Court Appeal
Trump is challenging the $83 million award on several grounds, including his argument that he had absolute immunity for comments he made about Carroll while president. He asked the Supreme Court last year to overturn the $5 million verdict as well, keeping both cases before the nation’s highest court at the same time.
For Carroll, the practical effect is a longer wait for payment while the bond rises to cover interest during further proceedings. For Trump, the pause keeps the judgment from becoming immediately collectible, but only until the Supreme Court decides whether to review the case or leave the lower court ruling in place.
