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BumRushDaShow

(173,841 posts)
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:05 AM 12 hrs ago

Lawyer for E. Jean Carroll says Trump wants to delay $5 million payment in sex abuse, defamation case

Source: CBS News

Updated on: June 30, 2026 / 10:15 PM EDT


Lawyers for President Trump asked for writer E. Jean Carroll's consent to delay the $5 million awarded to her by a 2023 jury, and signaled they plan to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider his appeal of Carroll's sexual abuse and defamation case, according to an attorney for Carroll.

Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, wrote in a court filing Tuesday that Mr. Trump's lawyer called her with the request Monday, soon after the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal. Later Monday, Kaplan wrote, she informed Mr. Trump's team that "Carroll does not consent," and asked whether the president would agree to the immediate disbursement of the funds Carroll has waited years to receive.

In a separate filing Tuesday, Kaplan asked a judge to set a faster-than-normal schedule to disburse $5 million in damages awarded to her by a 2023 jury, which found Mr. Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. Kaplan wrote that Carroll is also due an additional $779,783 in interest.

Kaplan said she intends to motion the federal court in New York for the funds' release, and requested "that the court direct [Trump] to respond to the motion within seven days, or by July 7, 2026, rather than the usual fourteen days." She pointed to a June 2023 filing in which she said the two sides agreed Carroll could collect if the Supreme Court denied a petition to hear the case. The court did so Monday.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawyer-e-jean-carroll-says-trump-wants-to-delay-5-million-payment/

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Lawyer for E. Jean Carroll says Trump wants to delay $5 million payment in sex abuse, defamation case (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago OP
;-{) MEAN E. JEAN Goonch 12 hrs ago #1
jesus he has some nerve. rampartd 12 hrs ago #2
I keep bdamomma 10 hrs ago #12
Typical rapist mentality Gaytano70 9 hrs ago #16
He pays NOW 31st Street Bridge 9 hrs ago #31
justice has been for sale for longer than 250 years. rampartd 7 hrs ago #47
If I recall . . . moreland01 6 hrs ago #54
So if Trump thinks he can ask the Supreme Court to reconsider their decisions, can everyone do that? muriel_volestrangler 11 hrs ago #3
Supreme Court Rule 44allows the losing party to petition for reconsideration onenote 9 hrs ago #14
He's going to wait until the 25th day melm00se 9 hrs ago #29
This message was self-deleted by its author onenote 9 hrs ago #33
But the agreement with the escrow account nullifies that tactic Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #38
Until the motion for a stay melm00se 3 hrs ago #57
My understanding is the escrow agreement waives his right to appeal further Fiendish Thingy 3 hrs ago #58
The appellate bond melm00se 3 hrs ago #59
And if the judge refuses to grant a stay? Nt Fiendish Thingy 3 hrs ago #60
Judge Kaplan has granted Carroll's request for an expedited schedule for deciding her motion seeking disbursement onenote 2 hrs ago #62
Put a lien on either Bedminster or Mar-A-Lago. no_hypocrisy 11 hrs ago #4
The money is actually already set aside in an escrow account controlled by the courts BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #5
Thanks, didn't know that. no_hypocrisy 11 hrs ago #7
You are correct Pototan 9 hrs ago #13
Plus the interest? n/t returnee 8 hrs ago #44
Domesticating a judgment, melm00se 9 hrs ago #36
dumb question - cab67 8 hrs ago #39
Predator in the Administration. rubbersole 7 hrs ago #46
Long-standing abbreviation for Pain In The Ass Talitha 6 hrs ago #50
Pain in the.... melm00se 3 hrs ago #56
lock up this predator Blues Heron 11 hrs ago #6
I second your motion................ turbinetree 9 hrs ago #32
She should sue yet again for emotional distress. Chasstev365 11 hrs ago #8
He just cannot take "no" for an answer. MLWR 11 hrs ago #9
Like a rapist. Gaytano70 9 hrs ago #17
Donny has the money he has taken $1.2 billion in crypto scams alone since taking office Botany 10 hrs ago #10
the money is in escrow, controled by the court Pototan 9 hrs ago #15
And when he appealed the last time they nailed them with I think $7M more Bengus81 9 hrs ago #21
I wonder about the additional $80 million fine he got because he just couldn't keep his mouth shut after the Botany 9 hrs ago #23
That is a separate case and is still pending BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #25
Gawd...how long can that POS drag that one out? It happened almost Bengus81 9 hrs ago #27
It's not the money so much as the fact that the judgment is irrevocably final. Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #35
The Trump family motto: Calcitrare Vasculum de Via* tanyev 10 hrs ago #11
I think maybe... GiqueCee 9 hrs ago #20
Hate to say it, but our Supreme Court has this SAME attitude on everything involving bluestarone 8 hrs ago #40
thats all he does ,delay, telay. out spend and hopes u croak AllaN01Bear 9 hrs ago #18
You can appeal a SC ruling?? Bengus81 9 hrs ago #19
You can ask for a reconsideration, which you won't get. Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #28
I hope they tell him hell fucking no TODAY. But...it will be another LOSS for Trump Bengus81 9 hrs ago #30
Your probably right, BUT a DELAY is what he's wanting. bluestarone 8 hrs ago #41
Of course. It totally burns his ass that he has to pay that money. Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #42
we wouldn't get "reconsideration". rampartd 7 hrs ago #48
she should put a lien on his property and foreclose moonshinegnomie 9 hrs ago #22
"Carroll does not consent." Again. 2MuchNoise 9 hrs ago #24
What's the big deal? All he has to do is sell a couple of pardons Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #26
positive thinkers never admit to a loss. rampartd 7 hrs ago #49
If she passes away, does the money go to her Estate? hamsterjill 9 hrs ago #34
The money is already in an escrow account, IIRC Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #37
I seriously doubt that she will ever get any of the money... Escape 8 hrs ago #43
Irony is angrychair 7 hrs ago #45
Trump never pays. Turbineguy 6 hrs ago #51
But he paid out (IIRC) 25 million when he lost the Dump University case. Talitha 6 hrs ago #52
The nut has been kicked in the nuts. Don't stop. twodogsbarking 6 hrs ago #53
Damn good lawyer. Not the scum trump lives with. dave99 4 hrs ago #55
It will just kill him to pay her a dime dlk 2 hrs ago #61
He knows payment is guilt. Old Crank 1 hr ago #63

rampartd

(5,562 posts)
2. jesus he has some nerve.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:09 AM
12 hrs ago

this poor woman has been waiting for a few bucks from a perverted billionaire for years.

bdamomma

(69,688 posts)
12. I keep
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:11 AM
10 hrs ago

on saying to myself, they can't take it $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
with them. That's why they want to live on by taking artificial meds, it doesn't work that way!!!!

Gaytano70

(1,309 posts)
16. Typical rapist mentality
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:34 AM
9 hrs ago

No does not mean no 😡 He is a psychopath who needs to have ALL his assets liquidated!

moreland01

(896 posts)
54. If I recall . . .
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:06 PM
6 hrs ago

the money is in escrow. I can't understand why the 3rd party in charge of the escrow account doesn't just disperse the funds, now that the conditions have been met.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,921 posts)
3. So if Trump thinks he can ask the Supreme Court to reconsider their decisions, can everyone do that?
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:28 AM
11 hrs ago

Reconsider Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, for instance? Or Trump v. United States (the presidential immunity one)?

onenote

(46,367 posts)
14. Supreme Court Rule 44allows the losing party to petition for reconsideration
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:29 AM
9 hrs ago

The petition must be filed within 25 days and can only be granted if supported by one of the justices who supported the decision to which the reconsideration petition is directed. Consequently such petitions almost never are granted.

So, while the losing parties in Dobbs and the immunity case (not”we”) could have filed a reconsideration petition they didn’t because they knew it wouldn’t have been granted.

melm00se

(5,191 posts)
29. He's going to wait until the 25th day
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:00 AM
9 hrs ago

have it rejected for some procedural flaw, which grants another 15 days and then he will appeal the 2nd rejection which will start the process all over again.

Response to melm00se (Reply #29)

Fiendish Thingy

(24,555 posts)
38. But the agreement with the escrow account nullifies that tactic
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:21 AM
8 hrs ago

The agreement with the escrow account says the money would be released to Carroll if SCOTUS declined to hear the case, which has happened.

All it will take is the lower court judge to order the release of the funds.

My money is on Trump suing the escrow company to block the release of funds.

melm00se

(5,191 posts)
57. Until the motion for a stay
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:25 PM
3 hrs ago

to prevent the disbursement of funds is part of the motion which will be granted while the consider the request.

I spent many years dealing with scum bags like Trump. They know every trick, every delaying tactic and are expert in manipulating the system for their benefit.

In one case, I took a file that had been going on for 5 years, I carried it for 6, and it was dragged out another 3 year after I left.

Our system is really good but there are so many guys like Trump and his attorneys that have identified every loophole and procedural action and use them to delay, delay and delay.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,555 posts)
58. My understanding is the escrow agreement waives his right to appeal further
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:33 PM
3 hrs ago

It states the funds shall be disbursed if SCOTUS declines to hear the case.

Have you handled cases that reached SCOTUS?

melm00se

(5,191 posts)
59. The appellate bond
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 02:48 PM
3 hrs ago

was stayed by each level of the appellate process and will be stayed while this disaster works its way thru this part.

Is this wrong? Yes but the law allows it.

This is why I say that chasing professional debtors is really tough as they know, use and abuse every loophole and procedural dodge that they can.

They will tell you that they may eventually have to pay out, but they will take as long as they can to delay it (it feeds their twisted egos).



onenote

(46,367 posts)
62. Judge Kaplan has granted Carroll's request for an expedited schedule for deciding her motion seeking disbursement
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 03:47 PM
2 hrs ago

of the damage award held in escrow.

Trump's lawyers asked Carroll's lawyers to agree to a stay pending disposition of a motion for reconsideration of the cert. denial. Carroll's lawyers said no and asked Trump's lawyers if they would agree to the immediate disbursement of the funds. Trump's lawyer said he needed until July 2 to get back to Carroll's lawyer. Rather than wait around, yesterday, Carroll's lawyer filed a motion seeking disbursement of the funds. In addition, Carroll's lawyers asked that the time for Trump to respond to that motion -- normally 14 days -- be shortened to 7 days stating that "given the cost to Plaintiff of further delay in this nearly four-year-old litigation, we submit that there is good cause to adopt a modestly compressed briefing schedule as to payment of the judgment." The judge granted that request for an expedited schedule today, giving Trump until July 7 to respond to Carroll's motion for disbursement.

no_hypocrisy

(55,792 posts)
4. Put a lien on either Bedminster or Mar-A-Lago.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:28 AM
11 hrs ago

At least you know where the money is. The rest he can hide.

BumRushDaShow

(173,841 posts)
5. The money is actually already set aside in an escrow account controlled by the courts
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:40 AM
11 hrs ago

so it's a matter of officially releasing it (was required in order to do all those appeals).

Pototan

(3,254 posts)
13. You are correct
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:28 AM
9 hrs ago

All E. Jean has to do is petition the judge to release the funds.

I'm sure her lawyer is on top of it.

melm00se

(5,191 posts)
36. Domesticating a judgment,
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:08 AM
9 hrs ago

when you have a PITA professional dirtbag...errrrrr...debtor, is extremely difficult.

PITA debtors dispute the validity of the judgment, which, when facing an unfriendly judge, essentially makes you relitigate the whole case. Appeals tend to go nowhere, as Florida is considered one of the (if not the) most debtor-friendly states in the country. Exacerbating it even more so is when the debtor has the assets to fund such a fight.

Been there, done that, and have the t-shirt.

MLWR

(1,154 posts)
9. He just cannot take "no" for an answer.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:59 AM
11 hrs ago

Like every toddler, he has to make a pest of himself until he gets his way.

Botany

(78,305 posts)
10. Donny has the money he has taken $1.2 billion in crypto scams alone since taking office
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 07:30 AM
10 hrs ago

I hope E. Jean’s attorneys are charging Trump interest and are going after the 80 million in
penalties she won too.

Pototan

(3,254 posts)
15. the money is in escrow, controled by the court
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:30 AM
9 hrs ago

accruing interest which will be awarded to E. Jean when released by the court

Bengus81

(10,620 posts)
21. And when he appealed the last time they nailed them with I think $7M more
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:42 AM
9 hrs ago

in Bond? Make it $50M this time if it would somehow happen.

Botany

(78,305 posts)
23. I wonder about the additional $80 million fine he got because he just couldn't keep his mouth shut after the
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:47 AM
9 hrs ago

1st case when the Judge told him he was not allowed to speak about the case or Ms. Carroll.

If he hadn’t had help by Musk, Thiel, Eaton Corp, Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society, the USPS,
corrupt members of the BOE, the U.S. Supreme Court,* the fossil fuel industries, Russia, Judge
Cannon, and the Republican owned media to let him steal another election he was looking @
hundreds of millions of dollars in civil penalties and fines along with prison too but now that
criminal is POTUS.

* article 3 of the 14th Amendment specifically stated that because of January 6th he should never
had been

Bengus81

(10,620 posts)
27. Gawd...how long can that POS drag that one out? It happened almost
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:57 AM
9 hrs ago

simultaneously to the $5M fine.

Ocelot II

(131,885 posts)
35. It's not the money so much as the fact that the judgment is irrevocably final.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:07 AM
9 hrs ago

Obviously he has enough money (and the money to pay this judgment is being held by the court anyhow). But once it's actually paid out to Carroll and sitting in her bank account, the loss is final and official. He had to fork over a pile of bucks to a woman because he was found to have defamed and sexually assaulted her and she now has his money once and for all to prove it. It's that he's a loser and finally had to pay up for being a loser that he can't stand.

tanyev

(49,975 posts)
11. The Trump family motto: Calcitrare Vasculum de Via*
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:04 AM
10 hrs ago
*Kick the can down the road


Delay, delay, delay, delay, appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal.


😒

bluestarone

(22,588 posts)
40. Hate to say it, but our Supreme Court has this SAME attitude on everything involving
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:38 AM
8 hrs ago

tRUMP! Their record proves this! Delay is a victory for this BASTARD!!

Bengus81

(10,620 posts)
30. I hope they tell him hell fucking no TODAY. But...it will be another LOSS for Trump
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:00 AM
9 hrs ago

so make it ASAP!

bluestarone

(22,588 posts)
41. Your probably right, BUT a DELAY is what he's wanting.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:42 AM
8 hrs ago

He'll get THAT delay, i'm sure of that. Maybe 6 months before this court decides this again.

Ocelot II

(131,885 posts)
42. Of course. It totally burns his ass that he has to pay that money.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:53 AM
8 hrs ago

It's not the amount; it's that he has to pay it, and he'll do whatever he can to put that off because once she has her hands on the money she's officially and finally won.

rampartd

(5,562 posts)
48. we wouldn't get "reconsideration".
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 11:13 AM
7 hrs ago

but we don't have video of supreme court justices cavorting with epstein .

Ocelot II

(131,885 posts)
26. What's the big deal? All he has to do is sell a couple of pardons
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 08:57 AM
9 hrs ago

and he won't even miss the $5M.

hamsterjill

(17,975 posts)
34. If she passes away, does the money go to her Estate?
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:04 AM
9 hrs ago

She's 82 and that's what he's hoping for. He's drawing it out hoping she will pass away, or else have some bad luck with some stairs or a window.

Tell me I'm reaching. I dare you!!! LOL

Escape

(554 posts)
43. I seriously doubt that she will ever get any of the money...
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 10:04 AM
8 hrs ago

The "law" to Trump is a minor, temporary inconvenience. The delays and postponements will continue indefinitely.

angrychair

(12,558 posts)
45. Irony is
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 10:29 AM
7 hrs ago

That Mango Mussolini has very likely spent over $5 million dollars in lawyers and legal fees fighting this case.

It's not about the money.

If it were about the money it would have been cheaper to settle.

This is all part of his narcissism and megalomania.

Talitha

(8,236 posts)
52. But he paid out (IIRC) 25 million when he lost the Dump University case.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 11:34 AM
6 hrs ago

So (other than enjoying being a dick) why is he putting up such a fuss over 5 million - which, as I understand, is already being held by the court?

dlk

(13,470 posts)
61. It will just kill him to pay her a dime
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 03:17 PM
2 hrs ago

He will do anything and everything to delay and avoid this judgment.

Old Crank

(7,445 posts)
63. He knows payment is guilt.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 04:52 PM
1 hr ago

She should allow delays as long as he pays 20% per day to her untill all adjudication is finished. She gets to keep the daily payments.

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