Trump’s $5.6 million payout electronically wired to E. Jean Carroll after judge’s order

Published July 14, 2026 1:58pm ET | Updated July 14, 2026 1:58pm ET



President Donald Trump’s settlement payment of over $5.6 million has been electronically wired to columnist E. Jean Carroll after a court found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.

Court records from Tuesday show Carroll was wired a payment of $5,625,005.48 last week, in line with the court order from President Bill Clinton-appointed federal Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. Kaplan ordered Trump to pay Carroll the original $5 million awarded to her by a New York jury in 2023, plus any interest that had accrued since that date.

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