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

[BumRushDaShow]

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.

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[Goonch]

1. ;-{) MEAN E. JEAN

[rampartd]

2. jesus he has some nerve.

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

[bdamomma]

12. I keep

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]

16. Typical rapist mentality

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

[31st Street Bridge]

31. He pays NOW

Or put him in jail.
What the hell happened to justice in tis country????

[rampartd]

47. justice has been for sale for longer than 250 years.

[moreland01]

54. If I recall . . .

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]

3. So if Trump thinks he can ask the Supreme Court to reconsider their decisions, can everyone do that?

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

[onenote]

14. Supreme Court Rule 44allows the losing party to petition for reconsideration

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]

29. He's going to wait until the 25th day

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.

[Fiendish Thingy]

38. But the agreement with the escrow account nullifies that tactic

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]

57. Until the motion for a stay

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]

58. My understanding is the escrow agreement waives his right to appeal further

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

Have you handled cases that reached SCOTUS?

[melm00se]

59. The appellate bond

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).

[Fiendish Thingy]

60. And if the judge refuses to grant a stay? Nt

[onenote]

62. Judge Kaplan has granted Carroll's request for an expedited schedule for deciding her motion seeking disbursement

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]

4. Put a lien on either Bedminster or Mar-A-Lago.

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

[BumRushDaShow]

5. The money is actually already set aside in an escrow account controlled by the courts

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

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Thanks, didn't know that.

[Pototan]

13. You are correct

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

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

[returnee]

44. Plus the interest? n/t

[melm00se]

36. Domesticating a judgment,

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.

[cab67]

39. dumb question -

PITA?

[rubbersole]

46. Predator in the Administration.

🤪

[Talitha]

50. Long-standing abbreviation for Pain In The Ass

[melm00se]

56. Pain in the....

n/t

[Blues Heron]

6. lock up this predator

[turbinetree]

32. I second your motion................

[Chasstev365]

8. She should sue yet again for emotional distress.

Let a jury award her even more money.

[MLWR]

9. He just cannot take "no" for an answer.

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

[Gaytano70]

17. Like a rapist.

[Botany]

10. Donny has the money he has taken $1.2 billion in crypto scams alone since taking office

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

[Pototan]

15. the money is in escrow, controled by the court

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

[Bengus81]

21. And when he appealed the last time they nailed them with I think $7M more

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

[Botany]

23. I wonder about the additional $80 million fine he got because he just couldn't keep his mouth shut after the

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

[BumRushDaShow]

25. That is a separate case and is still pending

[Bengus81]

27. Gawd...how long can that POS drag that one out? It happened almost

simultaneously to the $5M fine.

[Ocelot II]

35. It's not the money so much as the fact that the judgment is irrevocably final.

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]

11. The Trump family motto: Calcitrare Vasculum de Via*

*Kick the can down the road


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


😒

[GiqueCee]

20. I think maybe...

... Trumpleforeskin has about run out of road. We can only hope.

[bluestarone]

40. Hate to say it, but our Supreme Court has this SAME attitude on everything involving

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

[AllaN01Bear]

18. thats all he does ,delay, telay. out spend and hopes u croak

[Bengus81]

19. You can appeal a SC ruling??

[Ocelot II]

28. You can ask for a reconsideration, which you won't get.

[Bengus81]

30. I hope they tell him hell fucking no TODAY. But...it will be another LOSS for Trump

so make it ASAP!

[bluestarone]

41. Your probably right, BUT a DELAY is what he's wanting.

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

[Ocelot II]

42. Of course. It totally burns his ass that he has to pay that money.

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]

48. we wouldn't get "reconsideration".

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

[moonshinegnomie]

22. she should put a lien on his property and foreclose

[2MuchNoise]

24. "Carroll does not consent." Again.

[Ocelot II]

26. What's the big deal? All he has to do is sell a couple of pardons

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

[rampartd]

49. positive thinkers never admit to a loss.

[hamsterjill]

34. If she passes away, does the money go to her Estate?

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

[Fiendish Thingy]

37. The money is already in an escrow account, IIRC

So Trump may be SOL.

[Escape]

43. I seriously doubt that she will ever get any of the money...

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

[angrychair]

45. Irony is

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.

[Turbineguy]

51. Trump never pays.

He needs time to milk his cult.

[Talitha]

52. But he paid out (IIRC) 25 million when he lost the Dump University case.

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?

[twodogsbarking]

53. The nut has been kicked in the nuts. Don't stop.

[dave99]

55. Damn good lawyer. Not the scum trump lives with.

[dlk]

61. It will just kill him to pay her a dime

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

[Old Crank]

63. He knows payment is guilt.

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.

[BeneteauBum]

64. He's enriched himself to the tune of $2.2 billion since January 2025

And he wants to quibble over $5 million? Perhaps it’s because he just lost in court and is now an adjudicated rapist.

Peace ☮️

[Cadfael]

65. Pay the lady

nt

[The Grand Illuminist]

66. He'll just have someone else pay.

nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

67. Deadline Legal Blog-'Time for him to pay': E. Jean Carroll moves to collect after Trump's SCOTUS rejection

The Supreme Court declined to review Trump’s petition on Monday. On Tuesday, Carroll’s lawyers said it’s “time for him to pay” the $5,779,783 he owes.

Link to tweet

https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/e-jean-carroll-moves-to-collect-trump-scotus-denied

When the Supreme Court declined to consider President Donald Trump’s appeal against E. Jean Carroll on Monday, she moved a step closer to collecting her $5 million (plus interest) from one of the two civil cases she won against him.

On Tuesday, her lawyers said the president was still trying to put off paying but that it was “the end of the line” and “time for him to pay Carroll.”

They made those statements in a court filing to the New York district court that oversaw her 2023 trial, where a jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing the writer in 1996 and defaming her in 2022. Carroll’s lawyers said that “after four years of litigation across every level of the federal court system, it is time for this case to end.”

The latest potential hitch is that her lawyers said a lawyer for Trump has asked if they would agree to further delay so he can ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its refusal to review his petition. Carroll’s lawyers declined another postponement, noting a prior stipulation between the parties provides for payment upon the denial of Trump’s petition.

They added that there’s no reason to think the court would reconsider its denial, seeing as it just rejected Trump’s petition without any justices signaling interest in the case. It takes four justices to grant review.

“Accordingly, the Court should direct the Clerk to disburse to Carroll the value of the judgment including post-judgment interest, which amounts to $5,779,783.00 in total as of the date of this filing,” Carroll’s lawyers wrote to the district court on Tuesday. They urged the court to “reject his latest effort to delay and instead bring this long-running litigation to an end.”

trump has a bond up that Carroll can draw on if trump does not pay. trump is a rapist and needs to pay up

[LetMyPeopleVote]

68. Judge slaps down Trump's latest dodge in E. Jean Carroll case

trump really does NOT want to pay Carroll. trump's feelings were hurt by this verdict and really does not want to pay Carroll. The latest excuses are so lame that the judge sort of laughed at them

A judge has slapped down President Donald Trump's latest attempt to dodge the .8 million payment a New York court ruled is owed to writer E. Jean Carroll, court records show.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-07-05T11:30:10.628Z

https://www.rawstory.com/e-jean-carroll-trump-2677159331/

A judge has slapped down President Donald Trump's latest attempt to dodge the $5.8 million payment a New York court ruled is owed to writer E. Jean Carroll, court records show.

New York federal court judge Lewis Kaplan on Saturday denied Trump's motion to stall in Carroll's sex abuse case and ordered the cash to be paid on Tuesday, according to court records and Lawfare senior editor Roger Parloff.

Trump argued on Friday that he needed more time so his new attorney could get caught up on the case. But Carroll's attorney Robbie Kaplan called the excuse just that; an excuse.

"Defendant’s assertion that he cannot respond to Plaintiff’s Motion on the timeline ordered by the Court appears to be little more than yet another play for time," wrote Robbie Kaplan.

"We can only assume that Defendant is seeking, through the instant motion, to buy time so he can try to concoct some new basis to put off paying Plaintiff."

Parloff, who shared the filings online Saturday, identified Trump's new attorney as Josh Halpern and argued Trump's motion contained a fatal flaw.

"Trump’s known for 5 [months] that his lede [attorney] was leaving," wrote Parloff on X. "[He] has co-counsel who’s been on case since day one."