E Jean Carroll receives $5.6m owed by Trump after court releases damages
ONP Summary
E. Jean Carroll collected her judgment against Donald Trump on July 14, 2026, after a federal court released escrowed funds when Trump's efforts to block the payment were rejected. The collection concluded a three-year period since a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in May 2023, with the Supreme Court declining to hear his appeal.
Progressive:Obstruction overcome — progressive outlets emphasized Trump's years-long campaign to block the judgment and celebrated the court rejecting his final appeals.
Moderate:Judgment enforced — centrist outlets reported the payment as the judicial process working correctly after appellate procedures concluded.
Conservative:Appeal exhausted — conservative outlets noted the Supreme Court's refusal to hear the appeal, confirming the end of legal recourse.
Funds released from escrow account after Trump’s efforts to block sexual abuse and defamation award fail
A Manhattan federal court has released more than $5.6m that Donald Trump owes E Jean Carroll in her successful 2023 sexual abuse and defamation trial against him, records reveal.
The disbursement, made public in a 14 July entry on Carroll’s case docket, indicates that the funds were released by a court-held account on 9 July – one day after judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the release of this money.
Trump, who has been fighting against the release of this money since June 2023 after the supreme court on 29 June denied his request to hear his appeal, has denied wrongdoing.
“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,” Roberta Kaplan, Carroll’s lead lawyer, said in a statement.
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