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E. Jean Carroll has officially received over $5.6 million from a jury verdict against Donald Trump, including the original $5 million award plus interest, after the Supreme Court upheld the ruling and blocked Trump’s last-ditch legal attempt to stop the payout. The funds, held in escrow since last year, were transferred earlier this week and will be deposited into Carroll’s retirement account. The verdict stemmed from allegations that Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room in 1996 and defamed her when she publicly detailed the incident in her 2019 memoir. Trump has denied the claims, calling her a liar and dismissing a 1987 photo of them together. While this payment marks a major milestone, Trump’s legal team continues to pursue appeals to reverse or halt the transfer — separate from another $83 million defamation judgment Carroll won earlier this year. The case was enabled by New York’s updated laws allowing survivors to sue for abuse that occurred decades ago.

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