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In reply to the discussion: Trump tries again to delay $5m sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
(184,451 posts)20. Trump tries again to squirm out of paying E. Jean Carroll $5M: attorney
trump really does not want to pay Carroll what he owes her
President Donald Trump's latest attempt to dodge the .8 million payment a New York court ruled he owes E. Jean Carroll was swiftly slapped down Friday as "yet another play for time," court records show.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-07-04T13:00:15Z
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-e-jean-carroll-2677157796/
President Donald Trump's latest attempt to dodge the $5.8 million payment a New York court ruled he owes E. Jean Carroll was swiftly
slapped down Friday as "yet another play for time," court records show.
Roberta Kaplan, the attorney who represented Carroll in her sex abuse case against Trump before his return to office, filed a swift rebuttal to Trump's demand for an extension, New York federal court records show.
"Defendant’s assertion that he cannot respond to Plaintiff’s Motion on the timeline ordered by the Court appears to be little more than yet another play for time," wrote Kaplan.
"We can only assume that Defendant is seeking, through the instant motion, to buy time so he can try to concoct some new basis to put off paying Plaintiff."
Carroll's attorney was responding to the motion Trump filed the same day requesting Judge Lewis Kaplan grant him more time so his new attorney could get caught up on the case.
Roberta Kaplan, the attorney who represented Carroll in her sex abuse case against Trump before his return to office, filed a swift rebuttal to Trump's demand for an extension, New York federal court records show.
"Defendant’s assertion that he cannot respond to Plaintiff’s Motion on the timeline ordered by the Court appears to be little more than yet another play for time," wrote Kaplan.
"We can only assume that Defendant is seeking, through the instant motion, to buy time so he can try to concoct some new basis to put off paying Plaintiff."
Carroll's attorney was responding to the motion Trump filed the same day requesting Judge Lewis Kaplan grant him more time so his new attorney could get caught up on the case.
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Trump tries again to delay $5m sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll [View all]
muriel_volestrangler
Yesterday
OP
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
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
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
"Attorney Roberta Kaplan cited a prior stipulation that payment would be due if the high court denied review."
sop
7 hrs ago
#28
I could provide multiple sources to support my statement...NYT, WSJ, WaPo...but they're all behind a paywall.
sop
7 hrs ago
#32
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
22 hrs ago
#17
Trump tries again to squirm out of paying E. Jean Carroll $5M: attorney
LetMyPeopleVote
9 hrs ago
#20