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Updated · CNBC · Jul 8

Judge Orders Trump’s $5.8 Million Carroll Deposit Released After Supreme Court Rejects Appeal

Updated

Updated · CNBC · Jul 8

Judge Orders Trump’s $5.8 Million Carroll Deposit Released After Supreme Court Rejects Appeal

Q: With an appeal already denied, what happens if the Supreme Court agrees to a rare rehearing?

If the Supreme Court were to grant the rehearing, the case would no longer be treated as finished. The denial of Trump’s appeal would be reopened, and the judgment would remain in limbo while the justices reconsider whether to leave the denial in place or take the case. In practical terms, that would likely pause any immediate release of the nearly $5.8 million now held as security. Trump’s lawyers are arguing that, under their deposit agreement, Carroll cannot collect while any Supreme Court proceeding is still pending. A granted rehearing would strengthen that argument because the matter would again be active before the Court. Granting rehearing would not mean Trump wins the case. It would only mean the Court has agreed to revisit its earlier refusal to hear the appeal. After that, the justices could still deny review again, or they could grant full review and hear the case on the merits. If they ultimately took the case, briefing and possibly oral argument would follow, extending the timeline further. If the Court later reversed or sent the case back, the $5 million verdict could be affected. If it denied relief again, Carroll would be in a stronger position to seek disbursement of the money plus interest. The key point is that Supreme Court rehearings after a certiorari denial are extraordinarily rare. That is why Carroll’s side says the June 29 denial should end the matter, while Trump’s side is using the rehearing petition to argue the money should stay put for now.

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$5.8 million held by a Manhattan federal court must be disbursed to E. Jean Carroll, after Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled the Supreme Court’s June 29 denial triggered the parties’ 2023 payout agreement.
Trump’s lawyers had urged Kaplan late Tuesday to block payment, arguing collection should wait until the Supreme Court decides his new rehearing request, but the judge said that bid does not stop disbursement.
The money covers Carroll’s $5 million 2023 verdict plus interest from a jury that found Trump civilly liable for sexually abusing and defaming her.
Trump’s team also argued Carroll might give away the funds before any reversal, while tying its rehearing push to a separate immunity fight over an $83.3 million Carroll defamation verdict from January 2024.