Donald Trump: In Carroll's earlier 2019 defamation lawsuit, tried on damages only after liability was settled by the 2023 verdict, a jury awarded her $83.3 million, $65 million of it punitive. A Second Circuit panel rejected his appeal on April 29, 2026, calling the award fair and reasonable; the full court declined to rehear it and he petitioned the Supreme Court on July 29, 2026.

This is one of 67 dated entries in Donald Trump's record in office on this site, filed as a ruling dated January 26, 2024. The sentence above is the entry as this site states it; anyone else's reading of it is listed below in their words.

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2024-01-26

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In Carroll's earlier 2019 defamation lawsuit, tried on damages only after liability was settled by the 2023 verdict, a jury awarded her $83.3 million, $65 million of it punitive. A Second Circuit panel rejected his appeal on April 29, 2026, calling the award fair and reasonable; the full court declined to rehear it and he petitioned the Supreme Court on July 29, 2026.

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1. https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/24-644/
2. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/appeals-court-upholds-e-jean-carrolls-83-3-million-defamation-judgment-against-trump
3. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/29/trump-appeals-83-3m-e-jean-carroll-civil-verdict-to-us-supreme-court
4. https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/07/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-hear-appeal-of-83-million-defamation-verdict-against-him/