E Jean Carroll fights Trump’s last-ditch push to dismiss $83m damages verdict

What happened: E Jean Carroll's lawyers filed an opposition to Donald Trump's request that the US supreme court dismiss her $83m damages verdict, telling the justices they do not need "to bail out this president from the consequences of his repeated litigation choices". Key numbers: $83m damages verdict; jurors delivered the award on 26 January 2024; Why it matters: The filing puts the verdict's fate before the supreme court, with Carroll's lawyers arguing Trump should face the consequences of his litigation choices. Trump has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing in relation to Carroll.

E Jean Carroll's lawyers filed an opposition to Donald Trump's request that the US supreme court dismiss her $83m damages verdict, telling the justices they do not need "to bail out this president from the consequences of his repeated litigation choices".

The filing puts the verdict's fate before the supreme court, with Carroll's lawyers arguing Trump should face the consequences of his litigation choices. Trump has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing in relation to Carroll.