A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of nearly $5.8 million in damages and interest to writer E. Jean Carroll, rejecting President Donald Trump’s effort to keep the money frozen while he pursues a long-shot request for the Supreme Court to reconsider his appeal.

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan directed the clerk of court to disburse the original $5 million awarded by a New York jury, along with accrued post-judgment interest, from the court registry to Carroll’s attorneys.