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Donald Trump seeks return of $5.6 million paid to E. Jean Carroll

Former President Donald Trump paid $5.62 million to writer E. Jean Carroll after a federal jury found him liable for sexual assault and defamation. The United States Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal of the 2023 verdict, and a district judge later ordered the payment.

Trump’s legal team now alleges that Carroll placed the funds in a personal investment account rather than the interest‑bearing, court‑controlled account they were promised. He has filed a request for a court order to return the money to a court‑supervised account, describing the move a “bait‑and‑switch.”

Carroll’s attorneys contend the money remains intact in a retirement‑type account, argue she is entitled to keep it, and say the request to claw back the judgment lacks legal basis. A separate $83.3 million defamation judgment against Trump remains pending.

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