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riversedge

(81,344 posts) Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:18 PM 5 hrs ago

Appeals court won't rehear Trump's challenge to E. Jean Carroll verdict

Source: abc news

Carroll was awarded $83 million in damages for her defamation claims.

By Aaron Katersky April 29, 2026, 11:41 AM

Court upholds $83M judgment against Trump for defaming E. Jean CarrollPresident Donald Trump last year was ordered to pay $83.3 million in damages to Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, for defaming her in 2019 when he denied sexually abusing her in the 1990s.

A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump's request to rehear his challenges to the writer E. Jean Carroll's successful defamation claims.

A jury awarded Carroll $83 million in damages in 2024 after she successfully argued that Trump defamed her with comments he made disputing her claim he sexually abused her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s.

The jury found that, as a result of the comments, Carroll was harassed and humiliated, subjected to death threats, and feared for her physical safety for years.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/US/appeals-court-rehear-trumps-challenge-jean-carroll-verdict/story?id=132497829&cid=social_twitter_abcn

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Appeals court won't rehear Trump's challenge to E. Jean Carroll verdict (Original Post) riversedge 5 hrs ago OP

Pay the woman, piggy! jls4561 5 hrs ago #1

His wealth has increased immensely since he was put back in office. He has the money, make him pay now! Attilatheblond 3 hrs ago #14

Hurray!! The Roux Comes First 5 hrs ago #2

In order to appeal the case in federal court, Trump had to put up collateral in the amount of the judgement. Princess Turandot 5 hrs ago #8

Hence, No Actual Release of Funds, Which Was My Point The Roux Comes First 5 hrs ago #9

Let's see if the Supreme Corrupts will rescue him. -misanthroptimist 5 hrs ago #3

Which as all you know means Baitball Blogger 5 hrs ago #4

Kick dalton99a 5 hrs ago #5

You're a rapist, Rapist. City Lights 5 hrs ago #6

Time to man up Whip-poor-will 5 hrs ago #7

Good. Trump has to pay interest on the judgment. Keep delaying stinky. Ray Bruns 4 hrs ago #10

E. Jean Carroll tweet: she says good article FREE at.......... riversedge 3 hrs ago #11

Pay up asshole! BeneteauBum 3 hrs ago #12

What about 3347 and 3447? Will Federal prosecutors try to indict me? Ponietz 3 hrs ago #13

'Next stop Supreme Court? Trump loses $83 million appeal in Carroll case' sop 3 hrs ago #15

Of course they will not hear the appeal. Jacson6 2 hrs ago #16

So when will the slimy mother-fucker have to write that check? 11 Bravo 2 hrs ago #17

jls4561

(3,239 posts)

1. Pay the woman, piggy!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:19 PM

5 hrs ago

Attilatheblond

(9,118 posts)

14. His wealth has increased immensely since he was put back in office. He has the money, make him pay now!

Reply to jls4561 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:30 PM

3 hrs ago

How many people lose homes, jobs, and families when they have to pay legal judgments. Why should this obscene and obscenely wealthy man get to just say no? How long will he be allowed to abuse the justice system to avoid paying what he owes?

Pay up or go to jail until you pay up, LOSER.

The Roux Comes First

(2,305 posts)

2. Hurray!!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:23 PM

5 hrs ago

As to prying any money out of that one-way turnstile, keep us posted.

Princess Turandot

(4,926 posts)

8. In order to appeal the case in federal court, Trump had to put up collateral in the amount of the judgement.

Reply to The Roux Comes First (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:39 PM

5 hrs ago

In this case, he obtained a bond from an insurance company to do so.

In the other case, where she was awarded $5,000,000, he gave the court the cash, which is parked in a court bank account.

The Roux Comes First

(2,305 posts)

9. Hence, No Actual Release of Funds, Which Was My Point

Reply to Princess Turandot (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:44 PM

5 hrs ago

-misanthroptimist

(1,729 posts)

3. Let's see if the Supreme Corrupts will rescue him.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:30 PM

5 hrs ago

Baitball Blogger

(52,593 posts)

4. Which as all you know means

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:31 PM

5 hrs ago

He’s a rapist!

dalton99a

(94,912 posts)

5. Kick

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:32 PM

5 hrs ago

Judge Denny Chin wrote that it was the fourth time the 2nd Circuit had denied a request for all judges to hear an appeal in the case.

He noted that Carroll first publicly asserted in 2019 in a memoir that Trump had sexually abused her in the 1990s in a Bergdorf Goodman store’s dressing room.

Trump then claimed he had never met her, called it a false accusation and said “she’s not my type” in an interview. Carroll sued him for defamation in November 2019.

Trump did not attend a May 2023 trial when a jury found that he had sexually abused Carroll and later defamed her. But he briefly testified at a second trial in January 2024 when a jury awarded Carroll $83 million for defamation.

Chin defended the appeals court’s decision to uphold the large defamation award.

“The record showed that Trump made multiple statements over many years accusing Carroll of lying for political and financial gain, and suggesting that Carroll was too unattractive for Trump to have sexually assaulted her,” he wrote.

“As a result of Trump’s statements, Carroll was harassed and humiliated, subjected to death threats, and feared for her physical safety for years. And Trump showed no remorse, continuing his attacks against Carroll during and after two federal trials, and even proclaiming two days into the Carroll I trial that he would continue to defame her ‘a thousand times,’” Chin said.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-carroll-abuse-defamation-supreme-court-67d4f6a25ef4914410abbf45f8c48548

City Lights

(25,976 posts)

6. You're a rapist, Rapist.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:36 PM

5 hrs ago

You were not exonerated.

Pay up, Rapist.

Whip-poor-will

(408 posts)

7. Time to man up

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:37 PM

5 hrs ago

and pay up rapist.

And you know he did it because she's married to an AA as much as anything.

Ray Bruns

(6,589 posts)

10. Good. Trump has to pay interest on the judgment. Keep delaying stinky.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:38 PM

4 hrs ago

riversedge

(81,344 posts)

11. E. Jean Carroll tweet: she says good article FREE at..........

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:22 PM

3 hrs ago

I have decided to post this in Gen. also.

E. Jean Carroll
@ejeancarroll
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The Second Circuit of the United States Appeals Court refuses Trump's request to rehear the case he lost last year.

This photo was taken of Robbie Kaplan & me by Adam Gray of Reuters.

This VERY informative article was written by @AyshaBagchi

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/29/trump-loses-appeal-e-jean-carroll-case/89857729007/

BeneteauBum

(658 posts)

12. Pay up asshole!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:26 PM

3 hrs ago

Peace ☮️

Ponietz

(4,381 posts)

13. What about 3347 and 3447? Will Federal prosecutors try to indict me?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:27 PM

3 hrs ago

—$33 million dollar verdict for an adjudicated rape
—34 felony count guilty verdict

sop

(19,042 posts)

15. 'Next stop Supreme Court? Trump loses $83 million appeal in Carroll case'

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:32 PM

3 hrs ago

(USA Today) "President Donald Trump lost another appeal in his ongoing battle against paying New York writer E. Jean Carroll an $83.3 million defamation judgment after denying he sexually assaulted her."

"A federal appeals court based in New York refused Trump's request to have all of its judges hear his appeal, after a panel of three of its judges heard the case and upheld the $83.3 million judgment in September. That tees up a potential appeal from Trump to the U.S. Supreme Court."

"The move means Trump may now also take his appeal of the $83.3 million judgment to the Supreme Court."

"The White House directed USA TODAY to the president's personal counsel. A spokesperson for Trump's legal team said in a statement that the president will be appealing the decision."

Article at link:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/29/trump-loses-appeal-e-jean-carroll-case/89857729007/

Trump will drag this out to the bitter end.

Jacson6

(2,104 posts)

16. Of course they will not hear the appeal.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:46 PM

2 hrs ago

It was a decision by the jury and the appeals court will not evaluate the decision by the jury. Only by legal rulings of the court will an appeals court decide a court appeal.

11 Bravo

(24,327 posts)

17. So when will the slimy mother-fucker have to write that check?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 06:03 PM

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