Supreme Court refuses to hear Trump’s E. Jean Carroll verdict appeal, but he has one more card to play

The Supreme Court is refusing to hear President Donald Trump’s E. Jean Carroll verdict appeal.

On Monday, the court rejected the chance to overturn a verdict that found the president liable for sexual abuse, which means he still owes the $5 million award he was ordered to pay the writer. The president continues to maintain his innocence, accusing Carroll of making the story up.

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The longtime advice columnist took Trump to trial twice in New York and won.

The Supreme Court’s order concerns the first trial. While jurors voted that Trump shouldn’t be held liable for rape, they agreed he was on the hook for a lesser form of sexual battery. They also said Trump’s denials of Carroll’s story amounted to defamation, awarding her $5 million.

Carroll won another $83.3 million at her second trial, which involved additional defamation claims. The judge ruled the earlier verdict made Trump automatically liable. He is appealing that case separately and has signaled he may still ask the Supreme Court to declare the judgment excessive.

In attempting to appeal the first case’s verdict, Trump claims the jury improperly heard from two women who both accused him of sexual assault in separate cases. The president also denies this, and he also believes the judge shouldn’t have allowed the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape to be played.

“It is deeply damaging to the fabric of our Republic for President Trump, in the midst of a historic presidency, to have to take his focus away from his singular and unique duties as Chief Executive to continue fighting against decades-old, false allegations and the myriad wrongs throughout this baseless case,” the president’s attorneys said to the Supreme Court. “This mistreatment of a President cannot be allowed to stand.”

X users reacted to the rejection:

everyone believes this b fake it all up

disgusting ruling

— Andrew Fisher (@acpandy) June 29, 2026

Leftists, it’s time to go home and take a bath with your daughters.@thehill pic.twitter.com/TidH0Pcygb

— MAGA202604 (@MagaMagajpxd) June 29, 2026

Well I guess women can just make crap up and with the help of NY, get a law changed to go after someone. Good to know.

— patriotdawn (@Dawnmo777) June 29, 2026

I was told that trump controlled scotus tho… seems that theyre impartial

— VEN (@darkmagas) June 29, 2026

Wow

Women can just steal TV show plots and use them against men, not show an ounce of evidence & with help of garbage democrats to persecute men… lovely

— ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (@Bruh888888888) June 29, 2026

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