Supreme Court again rejects Trump bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict
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Supreme Court again rejects Trump bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s latest Hail Mary attempt to overturn a federal civil jury’s verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.

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The court’s decision was revealed in an . It offered no explanation for why it refused Trump’s petition for a rehearing in the case.

The court had already denied a prior attempt by Trump to challenge the verdict, which left intact the $5 million that Carroll was awarded in damages.

Carroll was paid more than $5.6 million last month, comprising the damages award plus post-judgment interest, according to the online docket in her case.

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Trump has also asked the Supreme Court to overturn a separate federal civil defamation verdict awarding Carroll $83.3 million. The high court has not made a decision in that case.

A spokesman for Trump’s legal team told CNBC in a statement Monday morning, “The American People stand with President Trump as they demand an immediate end to all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded travesty of the Carroll Hoaxes.”

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CNBC has requested comment from Carroll’s lawyer.

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