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muriel_volestrangler

(106,980 posts) Sat Jul 4, 2026, 06:09 PM Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP

Jesus fucking christ... buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #1

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

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

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

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

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

That is probably it Quanto Magnus 2 hrs ago #37

So many legal issues with the Felon, it's hard to keep track. Buddyzbuddy 1 hr ago #38

You are correct that the money is held in a "registry" controlled by the court. There is a procedure for releasing it onenote 9 hrs ago #19

We will see on Tuesday but I have my doubts. Courts are afraid of Trump. Also she will probably never see the OGBuzz 4 hrs ago #35

All I expect to see on Tuesday is Trump's filing onenote 4 hrs ago #36

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

you would be wrong about that NJCher Yesterday #13

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

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

How much you got, Donald? calimary Yesterday #9

Classic Abuse Example: littlemissmartypants Yesterday #11

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

Not a lawyer? Carroll didn't just have to "ask" -- she had to file a motion. onenote 8 hrs ago #30

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

That is not what the agreement provided. It set up a procedure for the release of the money - it is not "automatic." onenote 9 hrs ago #21

'Carroll v. Trump Stipulation and Order -- Document #210' sop 8 hrs ago #25

Key procedural provision onenote 8 hrs ago #26

"Attorney Roberta Kaplan cited a prior stipulation that payment would be due if the high court denied review." sop 8 hrs ago #28

What you actually stated: onenote 8 hrs ago #29

I could provide multiple sources to support my statement...NYT, WSJ, WaPo...but they're all behind a paywall. sop 7 hrs ago #32

So does that mean you think Carroll's lawyer doesn't know what she's doing? onenote 7 hrs ago #33

I'm sorry, you've lost me. sop 6 hrs ago #34

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

Wrong. The judge simply said that the deadline for Trump to file an opposition to Carroll's motion is July 7. onenote 23 hrs ago #16

When I defaulted on my student loans, the good people at PHEAA helped themselves to my paycheck Orrex 23 hrs ago #17

He gets a "say" because Carroll agreed to give him one. onenote 9 hrs ago #22

Thank you for that. Orrex 9 hrs ago #24

Deadbeat. Martin68 22 hrs ago #18

Trump tries again to squirm out of paying E. Jean Carroll $5M: attorney LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #20

Judge slaps down Trump's latest dodge in E. Jean Carroll case LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #23

Once again, Raw Story gets its facts wrong. The court has not ordered payment to Carroll to be made on July 7 onenote 8 hrs ago #27

He cannot be allowed to build that WH "ballroom" bunker. This is exactly. mahina 7 hrs ago #31