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Judge Denies Trump’s Motion To Delay Payment of ‘Plainly Excessive’ $83.3 Million Judgment for Insulting E. Jean Carroll 

President Trump’s attorneys say the enormous judgment ‘violates both the Constitution and the federal common law.’

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E. Jean Carroll arrives for her defamation trial against President Trump at federal court on January 16, 2024 at New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
MARIE POHL
MARIE POHL

The New York federal district judge, Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw the lawsuits brought against President Trump by the writer E. Jean Carroll, has rejected Mr. Trump’s request to immediately suspend the $83.3 million defamation verdict. 

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MARIE POHL
MARIE POHL

Marie Pohl is a published author and freelance contributor. She covers courts and arts.

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