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Appeals court declines to rehear Trump’s $83.3M E. Jean Carroll verdict

writersApr 30, 2026202,002

A Second Circuit appeals panel on Wednesday refused President Donald Trump's request for an en banc rehearing, leaving the $83.3 million defamation judgment for magazine writer E. Jean Carroll intact. The judgment stems from Carroll's suit alleging Trump sexually assaulted her decades ago and then defamed her by publicly denying the assault. The ruling preserves a major financial and legal liability for Trump and removes a key avenue for overturning the verdict.

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