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Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a judge on Friday to sign an agreement with E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers to transfer $5.5 million to a court-controlled account in a move toward satisfying a judgment from in case of defamation.
The agreement is Trump’s first step toward paying Carroll after a jury awarded him $5 million in damages after finding Trump abused and humiliated Carroll. Courts usually require 111% of an award while a judgment is on appeal.
As part of the agreement, which requires approval from the judge and is subject to change, Carroll will not have access to the funds until all appeals, including possibly to the US Supreme Court, are satisfied.
Trump’s lawyers say they currently have $5.5 million set aside in a trust account. A federal judge approved the plan on Friday.
Trump’s lawyers asked the judge for a new trial and appealed the ruling.
Carroll also sued Trump for defamation related to statements he made in 2019 denying her claims that he raped her at a department store in the mid-1990s.
The 2019 case is scheduled to go to trial next year, although there are several legal issues that remain unresolved. Carroll is seeking more than $10 million in that case because Trump repeated statements the jury found defamatory after the verdict.
This story has been updated with additional developments.
