E. JEAN CARROLL · CIVIL FINDINGS
LIABLE.
Donald J. Trump was found civilly liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll and defaming her. Two cases. Two judgments. $88.3 million in damages. These were civil cases, not criminal prosecutions.
WHAT WAS DONE
In May 2023, a jury awarded $5 million for sexual abuse and defamation. In the related case over his 2019 statements as president, the court decided liability and a January 2024 jury awarded $83.3 million in damages. Trump denied Carroll’s account and challenged both judgments.
WHETHER IT’S IN FORCE
The $5 million judgment was affirmed; the Supreme Court denied review on June 29, 2026 and rehearing on August 17. The $83.3 million judgment was affirmed on September 8, 2025; Supreme Court petitions remain pending, with responses due October 30, 2026.
A refusal to hear a case leaves the lower-court judgment in place; it is not a Supreme Court ruling on the merits.
HOW THEY DEFEND IT
Trump has denied the assault and challenges the separate defamation judgment on grounds including presidential immunity. The United States seeks substitution under the Westfall Act. These are their legal positions, not findings adopted here.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS
The 2023 jury answered yes to sexual abuse and defamation. The related defamation judgment concerns statements made during Trump’s first presidency. The two awards total $88.3 million; that is the sum of damages awarded, not a verified sum collected.
WHAT THE RECORD DOESN’T SHOW
The Carroll cases did not produce a criminal conviction. The 2023 jury answered no to rape under the statutory definition put to it, and yes to sexual abuse. The court’s later discussion of ordinary usage is a separate legal explanation.
Court-record excerpts and official Supreme Court docket entries checked October 11, 2026. No complete trial transcript, payment/disbursement record or independent comparison of the appended verdict with the district-court original was completed. The pending petitions do not themselves overturn a judgment.
Open the sources
- 2023 verdict and judgment · Supreme Court-hosted appendix ↗
Appendix M, printed 261A–264A (PDF pages 311–314): sexual abuse and defamation verdict. Appendix K, printed 256A: $5 million judgment. This is a litigant-filed reproduction of court records; the petition itself is advocacy.
- 2025 appellate opinion · Supreme Court-hosted appendix ↗
Appendix A, printed pages 1a–3a: two cases, partial summary judgment on 2019 defamation liability, $83.3 million damages and September 8, 2025 affirmance.
- Supreme Court · $5 million case · No. 25-573 ↗
June 29, 2026 denial of review; August 17, 2026 denial of rehearing. Denial of review is not a Supreme Court merits ruling.
- Supreme Court · $83.3 million case · No. 26-141 ↗
July 28 petition; August 20 extension of response deadline to October 30, 2026. Pending as checked October 11.
- Supreme Court · government substitution petition · No. 26-142 ↗
Separate United States petition concerning substitution; response deadline October 30, 2026.