Trump Loses Bid to Delay Carroll’s $5 Million Trial Payout US District Judge Lewis Kaplan has ordered the release of funds that Donald Trump had deposited after being found liable for sexually abusing E.
Jean Carroll in 1996 and defaming her in 2022. This decision is a significant blow to Trump's efforts to stall the payout while he appeals the verdict.
Trump's reluctance to part with the $5 million has less to do with concerns about "irreparable harm" – as his lawyers claimed – and more to do with preserving his personal wealth.