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President Trump on Monday said he was surprised by the Supreme Court’s decision not to review the verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s suit against him, in which he was found liable for sexually abusing the writer inside a dressing room during the mid-1990s and defaming her.
“Surprisingly, the Supreme Court declined to ‘review’ a Fake Case brought against me by a woman I never met (Decades old celebrity photo line, standing with her husband, does not count!),” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post condemning the ruling.
“I will continue the fight against this Weaponization and Lawfare Case against me, including the ridiculous claim of Defamation, with all of my power and strength,” he added.
The president’s personal lawyers originally appealed the lower court’s verdict, arguing a judge allowed jurors to hear biased statements from two other women who’ve separately accused Trump of sexual assault. They also argued the judge shouldn’t have allowed the playing of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape, in which Trump could be heard bragging about grabbing women by their genitals.
The Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal without any noted dissents.
When the Supreme Court declines to overturn a verdict by denying a petition for a writ of certiorari, the ruling of the lower court remains final.
There are no further direct appeals available in the judicial system, meaning the verdict stands and the mandated judgment or sentence must be carried out, according to the federal court system.
The high court’s decision issued on Monday means Carroll will retain her $5 million award for defamation.
“Today’s Supreme Court decision affirms once and for all the jury’s unanimous verdict that President Donald J. Trump sexually assaulted and defamed E. Jean Carroll,” Roberta Kaplan, a member of Carroll’s legal team, said in a statement sent to The Hill.
“His multiple efforts to appeal that verdict have all failed and today’s ruling ends his quest to avoid accountability for his actions,” Kaplan added.
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