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Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

NEW YORK (AP) — E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5.8 million that was set aside after a jury found three years ago that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 before he became president and defamed her after she publicly revealed the attack, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Lewis...

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What happenedJudge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her.
What changedThe left frames it as "US judge orders release of $5.8m Trump owes E Jean Carroll after court loss". The right frames it as "Judge Rules E. Jean Carroll be Paid $5.8 Million in Trump Sex Abuse Case".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 24 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "US judge orders release of $5.8m Trump owes E Jean Carroll after court loss". The right frames it as "Judge Rules E. Jean Carroll be Paid $5.8 Million in Trump Sex Abuse Case".

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Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

NEW YORK (AP) — E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5.8 million that was set aside after a jury found three years ago that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 before he became p...

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Mediaite1m ago

Judge Rules E. Jean Carroll be Paid $5.8 Million in Trump Sex Abuse Case

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Writer E. Jean Carroll is to be paid $5.8 million in her long-running legal battle with President Donald Trump, a judge ruled Wednesday. The post Judge Rules E. Jean Carroll be Paid $5.8 Mi...

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Judge Orders $5 Million Trump Judgment Be Released to E. Jean Carroll

Ms. Carroll had asked a federal judge to order the president to pay the judgment after a jury found he sexually abused and defamed her.

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BBC News22m ago

Judge orders Trump's $5m damages be released to E Jean Carroll

The Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal of the case, but Trump still sought to delay the payment.

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Center ·News report

Judge orders $5.8M paid to E. Jean Carroll

A federal judge says writer E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5 million that was set aside after a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 before he became preside...

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Center ·News report

Judge orders $5.8M paid to E. Jean Carroll

A federal judge says writer E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5 million that was set aside after a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 before he became preside...

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CBS News29m ago

Judge orders release of more than $5 million due to E. Jean Carroll in Trump sex abuse, defamation case

The damages were awarded to Carroll, a writer, by a 2023 jury in a civil sexual abuse and defamation case.

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Center ·News report

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

Trump had resumed defamatory attacks against Carroll as his lawyers considered asking the high court to reconsider its decision.

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NBC News22m ago

Judge orders release of the $5.8 million payment that Trump owed E. Jean Carroll

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that E. Jean Carroll can receive the $5.8 million awarded to her after a 2023 jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996 and later de...

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Center ·News report

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

E. Jean Carroll can be paid the $5 million that was set aside after a jury found three years ago that Donald Trump sexually abused her in 1996.

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ABC News32m ago

Judge orders Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million judgment

The U.S. Supreme Court last month declined to hear Trump's appeal of the case.

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CNBC7m ago

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5M in damages from Trump verdict

Trump was held civilly liable in two trials for defaming E. Jean Carroll when he denied her claim he sexually abused her in a New York department store.

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Judge orders Trump’s $5.8M payment to E Jean Carroll after series of court losses in sex-abuse case

‘Unrecoverable loss’ of millions of dollars will cause the president ‘irreparable harm,’ president’s lawyers say

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Center ·News report

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order that says the money can be paid to Carroll, along with interest that has grown since the verdict.

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Center ·News report

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order that says the money can be paid to Carroll, along with interest that has grown since the verdict.

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Center ·News report

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order that says the money can be paid to Carroll, along with interest that has grown since the verdict.

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Center ·News report

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order that says the money can be paid to Carroll, along with interest that has grown since the verdict.

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Center ·News report

President Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $5M

A federal judge ruled that E. Jean Carroll can collect the $5 million judgment, plus interest, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear President Donald Trump's appeal.

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Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

A federal judge says writer E

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Center ·News report

Judge orders Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million

The order comes days weeks after the Supreme Court rejected the president's request to review the trial and verdict.

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Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M after jury found Trump sexually abused and defamed her

A federal judge says writer E.

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Left ·News report

US judge orders release of $5.8m Trump owes E Jean Carroll after court loss

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Manhattan judge’s order frees funds from Trump’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation verdict after supreme court appeal failed Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Manhattan fed...

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Trump asks Supreme Court for rehearing over $5M E Jean Carroll civil judgment

Lawyers for Trump filed a rehearing petition after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal of the $5 million E. Jean Carroll civil judgment last week.

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Trump Begs Judge to Stop $5M E. Jean Carroll Payment

SAUL LOEB / Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Lawyers for Donald Trump have launched a desperate bid to avoid paying damages to E. Jean Carroll, the former Elle columnist whom a jury found the...

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