美国第二巡回上诉法院驳回了唐纳德·特朗普律师团队提出的阻止付款请求。此前，一名联邦法官已下令释放托管资金，要求特朗普向作家 E. Jean Carroll 支付 580 万美元 [1]。该判决基于陪审团认定特朗普对 Carroll 实施了性虐待和诽谤的裁定 [1]。
在案件审理过程中，涉及的关键时间节点包括：事件发生于 1996 年；Carroll 于 2019 年出版回忆录引发关注；首次判决发生在 2023 年；第二次审判则在 2024 年进行 [1]。针对此次败诉及上诉被驳回，特朗普方面表示“她不是我的类型”[1]。Carroll 的律师团队则回应称：“是时候让此案结束了。”[1]
此外，法官 Denny Chin 在相关评论中指出，若不停止此类行为，特朗普将继续诽谤 Carroll"一千次"[1]。目前，特朗普还在就另一项涉及 8300 万美元的诽谤赔偿判决进行上诉 [1]。
A federal judge has ordered Donald Trump to pay writer E. Jean Carroll $5.8 million for sexual abuse and defamation, ruling that funds held in trust should be released [1]. This decision follows a jury verdict finding Trump liable for the alleged misconduct against Carroll [1]. Attorney General Denny Chin noted during proceedings that Trump would continue to defame her "a thousand times" if not restrained by such orders [1].
Trump's legal team has filed an appeal seeking to block the payment, but their request was denied by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals [1]. The current dispute involves a separate defamation judgment from 2023 that awarded Carroll $83 million; Trump is also appealing this larger verdict [1]. In previous statements regarding his relationship with Carroll, Trump remarked, "she's not my type" [1]. Carroll's lawyers responded to the situation by stating, "It is time for this case to come to an end." [1]
The legal saga spans several decades, beginning in 1996 when the alleged events occurred and continuing through a memoir published in 2019 that detailed these claims [1]. The first trial concluded in 2023 with Carroll's victory on defamation charges alone, followed by a second trial later in 2024 where sexual abuse allegations were addressed [1]. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan presided over the recent ruling mandating the payment release [1], while Judge Eunice C. Lee was also involved in related judicial proceedings [1].