Appeals court blocks $83 million to E. Jean Carroll amid Trump appeal

Carroll, in 2019, accused Trump of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman's dressing room some time in the 1990s.

Published: May 13, 2026 10:28am

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals this week temporarily blocked an $83 million dollar payment that President Donald Trump owed to E. Jean Carroll in her defamation case while the Supreme Court mulls intervening.

The court order granted Trump's request for a stay, provided he increase his bond by nearly $7.5 million.

Carroll, in 2019, accused Trump of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman's dressing room some time in the 1990s. She brought separate legal claims for defamation over his denials while in office and after leaving.

She secured a jury verdict and award of damages in both cases. Trump still denies her claims and has challenged both decisions. It remains unclear whether the Supreme Court will decide to intervene in the matter.

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/appeals-court-blocks-83-million-e-jean-carroll-amid-trump-appeal

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

At a Stated Term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 11th day of May, two thousand twenty-six.

Before: Denny Chin, Sarah A. L. Merriam, Maria Araújo Kahn, Circuit Judges.

E. Jean Carroll,

     Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, 

v.

Donald Trump, in his personal capacity,

    Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant. 

ORDER

Docket No. 24-644

Appellant moves for a stay of the Court’s mandate pending filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court. Appellee does not oppose the motion on the condition that Appellant increase the bond by $7,462,492.74 to account for the post-judgment interest that would accrue during any proceedings before the Supreme Court through October 2027.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Appellant’s motion to stay the mandate is GRANTED, subject to the condition that the Appellant increase the bond posted by $7,462,492.74 to account for the post-judgment interest that would accrue during any proceedings before the Supreme Court through October 2027. Appellant must increase the bond within 21 days of the date of this order, with notice to be provided to the Court within five calendar days of that happening.

   For the Court: 

   Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe, 

                         Clerk of Court 

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