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.
Entities: Donald Trump · E. Jean Carroll
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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Donald Trump paid $5.62 million to E. Jean Carroll. (All three articles)
- [DISPUTED] Carroll’s attorneys say the money remains intact in a retirement‑type account and she is entitled to keep it. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Trump wants a court order to return the $5.6 million to a court‑controlled account. (All three articles)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A separate $83.3 million defamation judgment against Trump remains pending. (First article (d0aabc6f-be6e-42d0-b0a3-539ff80ffa0a))
- [DISPUTED] Trump alleges Carroll moved the funds to a personal investment account instead of an interest‑bearing court‑controlled account. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal of the 2023 verdict. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The payment followed a federal judgment that Trump was liable for sexual assault and defamation. (All three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] A federal judge denied Trump's appeal earlier this month, prompting the payment. (All three articles)