Donald Trump Moves to Freeze Paying $83 Million to E. Jean Carroll

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published May 06, 2026 at 03:52 AM EDT updated May 06, 2026 at 09:42 AM EDT


President Donald Trump has asked the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to pause enforcement of the $83.3 million defamation judgment awarded to E. Jean Carroll, seeking to delay payment while he prepares a potential Supreme Court appeal In a filing on Tuesday, Trump requested that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals stay its mandate in the case, which would temporarily block Carroll from taking steps to collect the judgment.

The request comes days after the appeals court rejected Trump’s bid to rehear the case before the full court, effectively ending his path to further review at that level. Trump’s lawyers say a stay is necessary to preserve what they describe as serious constitutional questions surrounding presidential immunity and the Westfall Act, which governs when the federal government can be substituted as a defendant for officials acting within the scope of their duties.

Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said Tuesday’s motion was “pretty expected,” and told Newsweek her team does not oppose a stay of the mandate, provided the president increases the size of the existing bond to account for interest and to ensure the damages remain available to satisfy the judgment following the conclusion of all proceedings. When approached for comment, Trump’s attorneys shared a copy of Tuesday’s filing.

What the Request Would Do

If granted, the stay would halt enforcement of the judgment while Trump seeks review at the Supreme Court. It would not overturn or revisit the jury’s verdict, which found Trump liable for defaming Carroll and awarded her $83.3 million in damages. Absent a stay, Carroll would be able to begin collection proceedings once the appellate court issues its mandate. Trump’s legal team argues that allowing enforcement now would cause irreparable harm, particularly because Carroll has publicly said she plans to give away any money she receives, making recovery difficult if the Supreme Court were later to reverse the ruling.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-moves-to-freeze-paying-83-million-to-e-jean-carroll-11917197

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As a note - in order to do that appeal, he had to put the money in an escrow account under the control of the court, so that money is there - at least as a suety bond (along with the $5 million he still owes her from the earlier case and all the interest he owes). So it just needs to be released after all his wasteful hemming and hawing.

He'll be 80 next month and she'll be 83 in December so this needs to wrap the hell up.

[flvegan]

1. Is it the rape or the defamation he wants the court to consider

under the Constitution, bullshit immunity or Westfall? Or both, maybe. Pretty sure the whole rape thing was long before millions of fucking morons voted this guy into office.

[wolfie001]

5. Our "friends" and family members that voted for this nasty pig know he's a SA'er and p3do

And they don't fucking care because they are hateful. That's what the fat pig is satisfying; their need to hate. Sorry to be blunt but it's true. And I think we all know it.

[IbogaProject]

22. Lyndon Johnson saw that scam a long time ago

“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson

[wolfie001]

27. He was a man that evolved! Great guy

Only 64 when he passed. Too young. He looked much older. He liked smoking and eating.

[Katcat]

7. He wants

The verdict tossed and the money kept in his pocket along with whatever he can get by countersuing.

[FakeNoose]

8. The Supreme Court should refuse to hear this case, and it means the delays are all for nothing

He has already delayed this thing for almost 5 years. Time's up, Chump.

I don't think he put the entire $83 million in escrow, I think he just put a percentage in because he thought he'd never have to actually pay her. If he dies without paying her, she'll be first in line to collect from the estate whatever he owes her.... But that's small consolation for E. Jean Carroll, who pretty much had her life ruined by Chump.

[Diraven]

18. It wasn't even his money

Chubb insurance company paid it. The CEO claims it's collateralized, but since the contract is secret there's every chance that it was backed by someone else as a bribe. Or more probably Trump will simply refuse to reimburse Chubb, leading to even more lawsuits.

[FakeNoose]

20. Wow ... that makes this even worse

Chump wants the entire thing dropped (courtesy of SCOTUS), then he keeps the escrow money?

Unbelievable!

[sop]

2. If Trump's Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, it could drag on for another year, maybe longer.

If they decide not to hear the case, Carroll could get her money this year.

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. Trump will still refuse to pay

and will tie this up in courts for years.

[kimbutgar]

9. That's always been his habit

He’s a dead beat that never pays. And exhausts the victims into not pursuing the money they are owed.

[Justice matters.]

12. The money is in escrow, put there by a bond insurance "stupids"

Works like this:

1. pedo loses all recourses
2. the money is released to Mrs. Carroll
3. the insurance stupids go after the war criminal gangster to get their money back.

[House of Roberts]

15. Isn't the amount increasing with interest?

I wonder how much it could be after all this time?

[Justice matters.]

16. Yes, but the gangster doesn't care because he will not pay

the insurance stupids back.

[wolfie001]

4. The SC "Shit 6" loves to give this smelly p3do prez. a free pass everytime

They're just as bad and evil as the fat orange imbecile himself. Go E. Jean!!!

[vapor2]

6. Of course he does but maybe he can use that money for his fucking ballroom

[pansypoo53219]

10. pay up. oompa made enough to pay it.

[pfitz59]

11. This is why his victims didn't come forward

or settled for a pittance and an NDA. I wonder how many thousands of NDAs his lawyers have written?

[Wiz Imp]

13. Clearly, Carroll's attorney is not very concerned about the possibility of Trump being successful.

[republianmushroom]

14. The use of the courts by trump.

[Whip-poor-will]

17. The rapist

Pay for the rape creep.

What a scum resides in our white house.

[JoseBalow]

19. Deadbeat in Chief

Stiffing people for what he owes is what he does best.

What a pathetic loser.

[JT45242]

21. 1 Million GRATUITY per sinister 6 is much less than he owes E Jean Carroll, per the Roberts court rules

As long as he waits until after they rule, then it is a GRATUITY and not a BRIBE.

He can consider the legal tampering period like NFL free agency or the NBA tampering methods -- his agent talks to someone close to beer bong ,hand maiden, RV, etc. to make certain what gratuity is expected.

[Kid Berwyn]

23. Delay. Delay. Delay.

Just us.

[dave99]

24. shitstain does a "prayer" thing to wish her death daily

[LilElf70]

25. He's trying to

run out the clock.

[Irish_Dem]

26. He will never the judgement and no one will make him do it.

[Bayard]

28. How can they still be trying for presidential immunity in this case?

He certainly wasn't president when he raped Carroll.

Plus, I just looked up the Westfall Act:

"Scope of Employment: The immunity only applies if the employee was acting within the scope of their official duties." Same argument.

I don't see how this ended up in federal court anyway, since both parties were living in NY at the time. The excuse is that they were from different states. This does not make sense to me.