The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in the $5 million civil judgment against President Trump, marking another courtroom setback in his ongoing effort to invalidate the verdict tied to writer E. Jean Carroll.
The high court's decision on Monday to reject Trump's appeal leaves the verdict intact. The case centered on a jury finding that Trump sexually abused Carroll and then defamed her through public statements denying her allegations.
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing and has characterized Carroll's accusations as politically motivated and false. His legal team has pursued multiple avenues to overturn the verdict since the jury's decision, but each attempt has met resistance in the courts.
The rejection represents the latest in a series of legal defeats for Trump as he continues to challenge the outcome. The underlying case stemmed from Carroll's account of an alleged assault decades ago in a department store dressing room, which Trump has categorically disputed.
Carroll sued Trump for both the alleged assault and subsequent defamatory statements he made about her after she came forward publicly with her claims. The jury sided with her on both counts, resulting in the five million dollar award.
The Supreme Court's action to decline hearing the case suggests the justices saw no compelling reason to revisit the matter, effectively allowing the lower court's judgment to stand.
Author James Rodriguez: "Trump's legal team has now exhausted what appears to be most of its conventional appeal options, and the court system seems uninterested in reopening settled civil matters on his behalf."
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