President Donald Trump is seeking Supreme Court review to overturn two civil verdicts arising from E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuits. Carroll alleged that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and published the account in her 2019 memoir. After Trump denied the allegations, a New York jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation and awarded $5 million in damages. Following disparaging remarks by Trump, Carroll sued again and won a second defamation judgment for $83.3 million. Federal courts upheld both verdicts, while Trump’s attorneys argue he is entitled to “absolute immunity” as president.
"President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to toss two verdicts against him resulting from civil litigation brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. In 2019, the famous advice columnist published a memoir describing an encounter in the 1990s when she says Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store. When Trump denied the account, Carroll sued him and won $5 million in damages, with a unanimous New York jury finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation."
"After Trump made disparaging remarks about Carroll, she sued him again and won a second defamation judgment for $83.3 million. Federal courts have upheld both verdicts, but now Trump's attorneys are asking the Supreme Court to overturn them, asserting he has "absolute immunity" as president."
"Carroll's life and her legal fight against Trump are the focus of a new documentary, Ask E. Jean, by award-winning filmmaker Ivy Meeropol. "This is an incredible opportunity for audiences to see what really goes on when a woman brings a case like this, especially against a powerful man," Meeropol says."
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