'Time to pay the judgment!': Trump ordered to pay $5.8M to Carroll after court rejects final appeal
A major legal setback for US President Donald Trump as a federal judge orders the release of nearly $5.8 million to writer E. Jean Carroll after years of courtroom battles. The payment follows a 2023 civil jury verdict that found Trump liable for assaulting and defaming Carroll. With the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear Trump's appeal and a federal appeals judge rejecting his latest request, the escrowed funds are now set to be transferred.