Supreme Court Rejects Trump Rehearing Bid In E. Jean Carroll Case
On Monday, August 17, 2026, the Supreme Court again refused to rehear President Trump's appeal of the jury verdict finding him liable to E. Jean Carroll.[1]
The decision cements the jury verdict and leaves intact a multimillion-dollar award that Carroll received this summer — $5.62 million on a 2023 judgment, reflecting the original $5 million plus interest.[1] News accounts say Mr. Trump already paid the $5 million award after the Court's June 2026 decision not to take the case.[2]
A 2023 jury found Mr. Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and awarded Carroll $5 million; interest increased the payout to about $5.62 million this summer.[1] Separately, Mr. Trump and the Justice Department have a still-pending Supreme Court petition asking the justices to overturn a later $83 million defamation verdict by arguing presidential immunity for statements made while he was in office, and the court has not yet acted on that appeal.[3]
The latest denial further narrows Mr. Trump's remaining legal options to undo the Carroll judgment.[3]
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📌 Key Facts
- On Monday, August 17, 2026, the Supreme Court declined for the second time to rehear President Trump’s appeal of the jury’s finding that he is liable for sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll.
- The Court’s denial on August 17, 2026, effectively cements the existing jury verdict and Carroll's multimillion-dollar award, leaving President Trump with limited remaining legal avenues to overturn that judgment.
- According to reporting, E. Jean Carroll received $5.62 million this summer on the 2023 judgment — the original $5 million award plus accrued interest.
- News accounts state that President Trump has already paid the $5 million verdict following the Supreme Court’s June 2026 decision not to take the case, and the latest denial leaves that outcome intact.
- Trump and the Justice Department have a separate, still-pending Supreme Court petition seeking to overturn a later $83 million defamation verdict, and the Court has not yet acted on that appeal.
- That separate petition centers on claimed presidential immunity for statements made while Trump was in office, a legal question the high court has not resolved in this matter.
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- On Monday, August 17, 2026, the Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump’s petition asking the justices to reconsider their earlier refusal to hear his appeal of the $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict.
- The article reiterates that Trump has already paid the judgment following the Court’s June 2026 decision not to take the case, confirming that the latest denial leaves that outcome fully intact.
- The piece restates that Trump and the Justice Department are separately asking the Supreme Court to throw out a second, $83 million Carroll verdict on presidential-immunity grounds, and that the Court has not yet acted on that appeal.
- Axios reports on August 17, 2026, that the Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump's effort to undo the E. Jean Carroll verdict, confirming it declined to rehear his appeal in the civil sexual abuse and defamation case.
- The article underscores that the Court's action cements the existing jury verdict and Carroll's multimillion-dollar award, and that Trump has limited remaining legal avenues to challenge that judgment.
- Axios situates the ruling within Trump's broader legal exposure, noting the separate, still-pending Supreme Court petition over the later $83 million defamation judgment tied to his presidential-era statements.
- On Monday, August 17, 2026, the Supreme Court declined for the second time to consider President Trump's appeal of the jury's conclusion that he is liable for sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll.
- The article specifies that Carroll ultimately received $5.62 million this summer on the 2023 judgment, reflecting the original $5 million award plus accrued interest.
- The piece reiterates that Trump's separate Supreme Court petition over Carroll's later $83 million defamation judgment centers on claimed presidential immunity for statements made while in office, and that the Court has not yet ruled on that effort.