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muriel_volestrangler

(107,003 posts) Sat Jul 4, 2026, 06:09 PM Saturday

Trump tries again to delay $5m sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Lawyers for Donald Trump have requested more time to pay a $5m civil judgment to magazine columnist E Jean Carroll from 2023, days after the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal.

In a new filing, the president’s attorney said that since his former lead counsel, Justin Smith, took up a position as a federal judge last month (a post he was nominated to by Trump), his new lead counsel, Josh Halpern, needed more time “to become completely familiar with the facts and procedural circumstances” of the case.
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In a response, Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, countered that Trump’s request for an extension “appears to be little more than yet another play for time”.

Kaplan said that Smith was nominated to the court of appeals more than five months ago and Trump “has had ample time to retain new counsel” and “should have been acting diligently to do that since at least February”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/04/trump-delay-5m-payout-e-jean-carroll

If they could harness energy from bullshit, he'd be a perpetual motion machine.

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Trump tries again to delay $5m sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll [View all] muriel_volestrangler Saturday OP

Jesus fucking christ... buzzycrumbhunger Saturday #1

Well, seems like he's overcompensating for SOMETHING! calimary Saturday #10

The $5 million plus interest is sitting in an escrow account and is probably controlled by the court. The court should OGBuzz Saturday #2

Yes, a Court made Trump do that months ago. Weird they have not released it. riversedge Saturday #3

Isn't the money that is with the court Quanto Magnus Saturday #4

I think you might be thinking of the larger judgement, maybe $93mil? Buddyzbuddy Saturday #6

That is probably it Quanto Magnus Sunday #37

So many legal issues with the Felon, it's hard to keep track. Buddyzbuddy Sunday #38

You are correct that the money is held in a "registry" controlled by the court. There is a procedure for releasing it onenote Sunday #19

We will see on Tuesday but I have my doubts. Courts are afraid of Trump. Also she will probably never see the OGBuzz Sunday #35

All I expect to see on Tuesday is Trump's filing onenote Sunday #36

This silliness will be going on for years... Escape Saturday #5

you would be wrong about that NJCher Saturday #13

He can't the SCOTUS of the United States has ruled in that he is guilty Botany Saturday #7

The SOB wormed his way into $2bil. last year but won't pay what he owes. Buddyzbuddy Saturday #8

How much you got, Donald? calimary Saturday #9

Classic Abuse Example: littlemissmartypants Saturday #11

shithead can not control ANYTHING anymore, he LOST. dave99 Saturday #12

Not a lawyer? Carroll didn't just have to "ask" -- she had to file a motion. onenote Sunday #30

As part of his appeal Trump entered into an agreement with the court the funds would be disbursed directly to Carroll sop Saturday #14

That is not what the agreement provided. It set up a procedure for the release of the money - it is not "automatic." onenote Sunday #21

'Carroll v. Trump Stipulation and Order -- Document #210' sop Sunday #25

Key procedural provision onenote Sunday #26

"Attorney Roberta Kaplan cited a prior stipulation that payment would be due if the high court denied review." sop Sunday #28

What you actually stated: onenote Sunday #29

I could provide multiple sources to support my statement...NYT, WSJ, WaPo...but they're all behind a paywall. sop Sunday #32

So does that mean you think Carroll's lawyer doesn't know what she's doing? onenote Sunday #33

I'm sorry, you've lost me. sop Sunday #34

Judge Kaplan tells him to "pay up" and July 7th is the final final deadline FakeNoose Saturday #15

Wrong. The judge simply said that the deadline for Trump to file an opposition to Carroll's motion is July 7. onenote Saturday #16

When I defaulted on my student loans, the good people at PHEAA helped themselves to my paycheck Orrex Saturday #17

He gets a "say" because Carroll agreed to give him one. onenote Sunday #22

Thank you for that. Orrex Sunday #24

Deadbeat. Martin68 Saturday #18

Trump tries again to squirm out of paying E. Jean Carroll $5M: attorney LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #20

Judge slaps down Trump's latest dodge in E. Jean Carroll case LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #23

Once again, Raw Story gets its facts wrong. The court has not ordered payment to Carroll to be made on July 7 onenote Sunday #27

He cannot be allowed to build that WH "ballroom" bunker. This is exactly. mahina Sunday #31