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BumRushDaShow

(174,144 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:09 AM 6 hrs ago

Trump Files Plea To Block $5 Million Payout To E. Jean Carroll

Source: CNBC

Published Wed, Jul 8 2026 6:09 AM EDT Updated 3 Hours Ago

Attorneys for President Donald Trump in a late Tuesday night court filing urged a New York federal judge not to disburse nearly $5.8 million to E. Jean Carroll to satisfy a May 2023 civil verdict holding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer. Trump’s lawyers said that money cannot be released to Carroll under an agreement unless and until the Supreme Court rejects the president’s new, long-shot bid for reconsideration of his petition that the high court take his appeal of that verdict.

The Supreme Court very rarely grants such requests after having denied an initial petition to take an appeal, as it did on June 29 in saying it would not hear Trump’s appeal.

Trump’s lawyers petitioned the Supreme Court for a rehearing of its denial, according to the new filing, which included a copy of that request, dated Monday. “Collection cannot begin while proceedings remain pending before the Supreme Court, which is currently the case,” Trump’s lawyers Josh Halpern and Michael Madaio said in the filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

“Paragraph 8 [of the agreement] does not permit collection while the rehearing petition remains unresolved,” the attorneys wrote, referring to a stipulation by the parties to hold $5.5 million deposited by Trump with that court as security as he appealed the $5 million verdict in Carroll’s favor.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/08/trump-e-jean-carroll-supreme-court-sex-abuse.html

Link to FILING (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045/gov.uscourts.nysd.590045.240.0.pdf

They had until yesterday to respond to the rejection of more time to respond..

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Trump Files Plea To Block $5 Million Payout To E. Jean Carroll (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago OP

Does this mean that legally, Trump can indefinitely petition SCOTUS no_hypocrisy 6 hrs ago #1

It is completely up to the judge. Nt Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #4

Yep angrychair 6 hrs ago #5

Even once the judge orders the money released pimpbot 3 hrs ago #16

Trump's favorite legal strategy: kicking the can down the road. tanyev 6 hrs ago #2

Dragging it out any way he can, probably hoping she dies before she collects. (n/t) thesquanderer 4 hrs ago #13

Anyone see Republicans wanting to get rid of the asshat that was Bengus81 6 hrs ago #3

Actually he is NOT a "convicted rapist." MLWR 5 hrs ago #6

Got it, I'll make a change. Platner was never in any court civil or criminal Bengus81 5 hrs ago #7

A Federal Judge Has Gone to Great Lengths to Make Clear Trump Really Did Rape E. Jean Carroll duckworth969 2 hrs ago #18

He keeps drawing attention to the lawsuit PatSeg 5 hrs ago #8

Yep...and E. Jean Carroll's attorney's could very well file on Trump again Bengus81 5 hrs ago #9

Trump has his "REPUTATION" to uphold?????? ProudMNDemocrat 5 hrs ago #10

That's the criminal playbook mdbl 5 hrs ago #11

I am quite homegirl 3 hrs ago #15

This is ridiculous, Bayard 4 hrs ago #12

"The Shit Six" wolfie001 3 hrs ago #17

The judge needs to just order the money bluestarone 4 hrs ago #14

Picky picky Griefbird 16 min ago #19

no_hypocrisy

(55,857 posts)

1. Does this mean that legally, Trump can indefinitely petition SCOTUS

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:13 AM

6 hrs ago

for reconsideration in order to avoid paying E Jean Carroll?

Fiendish Thingy

(24,668 posts)

4. It is completely up to the judge. Nt

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:37 AM

6 hrs ago

angrychair

(12,624 posts)

5. Yep

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:49 AM

6 hrs ago

You know what the Stock Market and the US Court System have in common?

They both seem like it something that should work for the common citizen but the reality is they can only truly be used to their true potential by the very wealthy.

pimpbot

(1,192 posts)

16. Even once the judge orders the money released

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 12:27 PM

3 hrs ago

They will probably file some sort of appeal and gum that up for several more months.

The courts can be abused by rich people, its a feature not a bug.

tanyev

(50,004 posts)

2. Trump's favorite legal strategy: kicking the can down the road.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:25 AM

6 hrs ago

thesquanderer

(13,183 posts)

13. Dragging it out any way he can, probably hoping she dies before she collects. (n/t)

Reply to tanyev (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:30 AM

4 hrs ago

Bengus81

(10,678 posts)

3. Anyone see Republicans wanting to get rid of the asshat that was

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:36 AM

6 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:26 AM - Edit history (1)

for guilty of sexual abuse in a civil trial to the tune of $5M.

Nah,nor will they.

MLWR

(1,169 posts)

6. Actually he is NOT a "convicted rapist."

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:15 AM

5 hrs ago

He was never tried in a criminal court. He was found LIABLE in CIVIL COURT. It isn't the same as being "convicted" in criminal court.

Bengus81

(10,678 posts)

7. Got it, I'll make a change. Platner was never in any court civil or criminal

Reply to MLWR (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:21 AM

5 hrs ago

but he's GUILTY on all counts and likely will not be running for office. That was my point..........

duckworth969

(1,475 posts)

18. A Federal Judge Has Gone to Great Lengths to Make Clear Trump Really Did Rape E. Jean Carroll

Reply to MLWR (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 01:27 PM

2 hrs ago

“District Judge Lewis Kaplan has said it multiple times: Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Kaplan wrote it in May 2023, when he presided over one of the trials against Trump. And he reminded jurors of the rape…”

Nitpicking Chumps rape conviction is disrespectful to Ms. Carroll and unnecessary on this forum.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/a-federal-judge-has-gone-to-great-lengths-to-make-clear-trump-really-did-rape-e-jean-carroll/

PatSeg

(54,211 posts)

8. He keeps drawing attention to the lawsuit

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:26 AM

5 hrs ago

At this point $5 million isn't a great hardship for him. If he just paid the money and let it go, most people would forget, but he just can't let anything go. He is his own worst enemy.

Bengus81

(10,678 posts)

9. Yep...and E. Jean Carroll's attorney's could very well file on Trump again

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:29 AM

5 hrs ago

He can't shut his fucking mouth nor will he. The second amount is probably $100M with interest and it's still on going and could be for however long Trump want's to drag it out.

ProudMNDemocrat

(21,034 posts)

10. Trump has his "REPUTATION" to uphold??????

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:43 AM

5 hrs ago

Paying a woman he was found Civilly liable of sexually assaulting and defaming is REPUGNANT to him and DAMAGING to his fragile ego.

Like close to $6 million is a hardship for him, when he has raked in close to $2 BILLION since January 20, 2025.

mdbl

(9,095 posts)

11. That's the criminal playbook

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:59 AM

5 hrs ago

Drag it out in court filings until the person dies. Case closed.

homegirl

(2,043 posts)

15. I am quite

Reply to mdbl (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 12:07 PM

3 hrs ago

sure Ms. Carroll has a Last Will and Testament. The judgements against Mr. Trump are part of that estate.

Logically, her heirs or OMG! agencies like Planned Parenthood, Emily's List and the ACLU would be the claimants!

Bayard

(30,808 posts)

12. This is ridiculous,

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:25 AM

4 hrs ago

But you never know with this Supreme Court. Apparently their word is not final if you're trump. I'd like to see the last judge give him a deadline to pay, or go to jail. Hey--I can wish!