President Donald Trump has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, requesting that the court overturn a $5 million verdict in the civil lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll, who claims he sexually assaulted her during a brief encounter in a New York City department store in the 1990s. Trump’s legal team argues that the verdict is based on improper evidentiary rulings, claiming that the trial judge allowed the presentation of highly inflammatory evidence without sufficient corroboration. Carroll’s allegations led to a defamation lawsuit, which was part of a broader legal battle that has seen multiple court rulings and appeals.
Carroll sued Trump twice after she released a book in 2019 that claimed Trump raped her during a brief encounter in a department store dressing room in New York City in the 1990s. Trump vigorously denied the claims, saying he had never met Carroll, that she was not his