Judge rejects Trump bid to delay $5.8M payment to E. Jean Carroll

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

July 4, 2026, 6:35 p.m. ET


WASHINGTON – A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s request for more time to respond to New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s demand for $5.8 million she won in a civil lawsuit against him.

Carroll asked a federal court in Manhattan on June 30 to order Trump to pay her the money she was awarded when a jury found him liable in 2023 for sexually abusing her and then for defaming her by calling her assault allegations a "con job."

The Supreme Court had denied Trump's request on June 29 to review the jury's decision in the case. Trump asked for more time to respond to Carroll’s request.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in New York denied the request in a one-sentence order July 4. Trump must now reply by July 7.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/04/trump-e-jean-carroll-5-million-payment/90807219007/

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Link to ORDER (text only) - https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65895581/carroll-v-trump/?page=2#entry-238

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Good for Judge Kaplan!

[Enter stage left]

2. Just release the money to her...

And make TSF sue to try and get it back!

[onenote]

21. Not what the agreement between Carroll and Trump provides

Under the terms of the 2023 agreement between Trump and Carroll providing for the deposit of $5+ million to a "registry" controlled by the court, release of the funds to Carroll requires either a motion to the court or a stipulation of the parties. Trump, obviously, is not stipulating to the release of the funds, so Carroll has filed a motion. And under the rules of the court, Trump is entitled to file a response to that motion. Ordinarily, that response would be due in 14 days, but Carroll sought, and over Trump's objection, obtained an order reducing the time for Trump to respond from 14 days to 7 days. So Trump has to respond by July 7 and at that point, the judge can decide whether or not the funds should be released to Carroll or whether there is any reason not to do so at this time.

[underpants]

3. Sell some more crypto

[Chasstev365]

4. If he balks, sue his ass for a third time!

[onenote]

19. He can't 'balk" The money is no longer his property. It is the property of the court.

And the court will decide whether to release the funds to Carroll now or whether there is reason not to do so. This is spelled out in the 2023 agreement between Carroll and Trump providing for the deposit of $5+ million dollars into a "registry" controlled by the court. That agreement expressly states that the funds are the property of the court, not Trump. It also expressly requires either a motion to the court or a stipulation of the parties. Trump, obviously, is not stipulating to the release of the funds, so Carroll has filed a motion. And under the rules of the court, Trump is entitled to file a response to that motion. Ordinarily, that response would be due in 14 days, but Carroll sought, and over Trump's objection, obtained an order reducing the time for Trump to respond from 14 days to 7 days. So Trump has to respond by July 7 and at that point, the judge can decide whether or not the funds should be released to Carroll or whether there is any reason not to do so at this time.

[Karasu]

5. He's illegally grifted BILLIONS over the last two years, and here he is losing his shit over 5 mil?

[FakeNoose]

6. Thank you Judge Kaplan!

[mpcamb]

7. Deadbeat. Always has been, always will be.

Chase him down with ravenous, slavering dogs till he pays.

[CBHagman]

9. I like the way you think.

Chase him down with ravenous, slavering dogs till he pays.

Now THAT'S something we need to see in D.C.

[BWdem4life]

8. After tRump pays her the money

Maybe he can order them to remove the tarp in front of the Kennedy Center.

[hamsterjill]

10. I don't understand. If there's a bond there, then it needs to be called.

At what point does this asshole's creative legal shit end? Pay her the goddamn money and be done with it.

[onenote]

16. It is not a bond. The money is held by the Court in a "registry" and is the property of the Court.

Under the terms of the agreement between Trump and Carroll providing for the deposit of $5+ million to the registry, release of the funds to Carroll requires either a motion to the court or a stipulation of the parties. Trump, obviously, is not stipulating to the release of the funds, so Carroll has filed a motion. And under the rules of the court, Trump is entitled to file a response to that motion. Ordinarily, that response would be due in 14 days, but Carroll sought, and over Trump's objection, obtained an order reducing the time for Trump to respond from 14 days to 7 days. So Trump has to respond by July 7 and at that point, the judge can decide whether or not the funds should be released to Carroll or whether there is any reason not to do so at this time.

[hamsterjill]

20. Thank you.

Utterly ridiculous that it is being drawn out this long. He's just waiting to see if she dies first.

Appreciate the explanation.

[love_katz]

11. Something hopeful to celebrate on this otherwise cheerless 4th of July.

Fat Nixon has been abusing our legal system ever since he could first afford to sue someone. It's beyond time for the greedy raping liar and thief to pay up!

[Escape]

12. So, now he has to "respond" again, by the 7th..

We know what his response will be. Then, they will have to set another deadline and give him another chance to respond....etc. etc. ad nauseum....

He has lived his entire life in the courtrooms. He loves it.

[Hugin]

13. So, why hasn't the judgement been paid yet?

It seems that they wait and wait for a delay to be filed. Same effect.

[Justice matters.]

14. The "rich" gangster keeps on destroying the Justice system...

And nobody does anything against it (so far).

So tired of waiting for "hope and change"

[onenote]

18. Because of the terms of the agreement that Carroll and Trump entered into in 2023

That agreement provided for the deposit of $5+ million into a "registry" controlled by the Court. The agreement expressly provides that release of the funds to Carroll requires either a motion to the court or a stipulation of the parties. Trump, obviously, is not stipulating to the release of the funds, so Carroll has filed a motion. And under the rules of the court, Trump is entitled to file a response to that motion. Ordinarily, that response would be due in 14 days, but Carroll sought, and over Trump's objection, obtained an order reducing the time for Trump to respond from 14 days to 7 days. So Trump has to respond by July 7 and at that point, the judge can decide whether or not the funds should be released to Carroll or whether there is any reason not to do so at this time.

[Hugin]

22. Thanks for the lengthy and convoluted explanation of the situation.

Is this how settlements are usually handled or is this an exception where Trump has managed to put his thumb (with a “b”) on the clock?

[onenote]

23. No one forced Carroll to agree to it. But if she hadn't she risked having a court stay the reward.

It isn't unusual for a litigant to reach such an agreement to obtain a measure of certainty.

[Bayard]

15. Carroll's, "request"

You lost, ya scurvy varmit! Pay up NOW!

[andym]

17. Paying up will be an admission that he lost and is guilty, it's not just the money

and it will forever remain on the record and in history. That's why he is fighting especially hard not to pay.