Trump’s Final Legal Defeat on Carroll Case | Philadelphia News

Philadelphia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 17, 2026 · 1m

The Supreme Court has slammed the door shut on Donald Trump’s second attempt to dodge a $5 million judgment from E. Jean Carroll, sealing his defeat in the sexual abuse and defamation case that began in the 1990s. After paying her the money in July following the first rejection of his appeal, Trump launched another long-shot bid — which the high court formally denied Monday. A jury originally found him liable for assaulting her in a department store dressing room and calling her claims a “hoax” online; an appeals court upheld that verdict last year, calling it fair and legally sound. Trump’s…