Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an $83.3 million award in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case, according to NBC News. The request brings the dispute before the nation’s highest court after the award was issued in litigation involving statements Trump made about Carroll.
Trump’s filing seeks to reverse the verdict rather than pay the award as it currently stands. Other reports described the action as an effort by Trump, with support from the Justice Department, to have the defamation verdict dismissed, although the Supreme Court’s consideration of the request and the arguments presented will determine the next steps.
The Supreme Court has not indicated whether it will take up the case. If the justices decline to intervene, the lower-court judgment would remain in place; if they agree to hear the matter, the parties could present further arguments before a final ruling. The request is the latest stage in the long-running legal dispute between Trump and Carroll.
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