Trump Tells Supreme Court He Will Appeal in E. Jean Carroll Case

Carroll, who claimed sexual abuse and defamation, won verdicts worth $5 million and $83.3 million against Trump.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Aug. 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump plans to ask the Supreme Court this fall to overturn a civil jury verdict that found he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll and defamed her, his attorneys said in a new court filing.

Trump’s intentions were revealed in an application docketed by the nation’s highest court on Sept. 2.