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Trump seeks federal appeals court stay of $83M defamation payment to E. Jean Carroll

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Donald Trump's legal team has asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block an $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll. This request aims to prevent payment while Trump pursues an appeal to the Supreme Court. The appeals court will consider whether to grant this stay.

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Trump , hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory , seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case

Media Coverage · May 6, 2026

President Trump's lawyer has asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block a $83 million payment to writer E. Jean Carroll, who won a defamation award in January 2024. The lawyer hopes to delay the payment while Trump appeals the decision to the Supreme Court. This move aims to prevent Trump from having to pay the award while the appeal is pending.

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Key Issues

  • • Defamation award
  • • Stay of judgment
  • • Appellate review
  • • Supreme Court appeal
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Trump , hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory , seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case

Media Coverage · May 06, 2026

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On May 6, 2026, the docket recorded a media coverage: President Trump's lawyer has asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block a $83 million payment to writer E. Jean Carroll, who won a defamation award in January 2024. The lawyer hopes to delay the payment while Trump appeals the decision to the Supreme.

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President Trump's lawyer has asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block a $83 million payment to writer E. Jean Carroll, who won a defamation award in January 2024. The lawyer hopes to delay the payment while Trump appeals the decis
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SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyer, hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory, has asked a federal appeals court in New York to temporarily block a longtime columnist from collecting an $83 million defamation award. Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing Tuesday to stay its decision supporting the award so that Trump won’t have to pay writer E. Jean Carroll while he appeals to the high court. A Manhattan jury awarded Carroll the payout in January 2024.

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Media Coverage May 6, 2026

Trump , hoping for an eventual Supreme Court victory , seeks to halt $83M payment in sexual abuse case

President Trump's lawyer has asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block a $83 million payment to writer E. Jean Carroll, who won a defamation award in January 2024. The lawyer hopes to delay the payment while Trump appeals the decision to the Supreme Court. This move aims to prevent Trump from having to pay the award while the appeal is pending.

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