Trump pays $5.6 million to journalist Carroll

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• US President Donald Trump has paid former journalist E. Jean Carroll over $5 million in compensation for sexual abuse and defamation.

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• Trump claimed she was “totally lying” and “not my type” in a 2019 interview.

  according to The Independent

• The payment — representing the $5 million jury award, plus interest — was made Monday from an account where it had been hero in escrow since the 2023 verdict, according to court records.

  according to The Independent

• Carroll sued Trump over claims of sexual abuse and defamation in 2023.

  according to ABC News — Top Stories

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• US President Donald Trump has awarded former journalist E. Jean Carroll over $5 million in compensation for sexual abuse

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• Trump paid a total of $5.6 million to Carroll, according to a court document released today ..

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