US Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to review sexual abuse defamation case, $5 million award stands

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Donald Trump's appeal to rehear a defamation case concerning accusations of sexual abuse, upholding a previous $5 million judgment against him.

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Surprisingly, the Supreme Court decided not to rehear a false lawsuit filed by a woman I have never met.

In 2023, Trump was found liable in a civil suit for sexually assaulting and defaming author E. Jean Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in 1996. The court ordered him to pay $5 million in damages. Trump's attempt to have the Supreme Court review this decision was rejected without explanation.

Following the court's decision, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to condemn the ruling. He described the lawsuit as "false" and stated he had never met the accuser. Trump vowed to "fight with all of his might and main" against what he termed the "weaponization" of the justice system against him, asserting that no other president or candidate should endure such treatment.

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I will continue to fight with all of my might and main against the judicial cases and weaponization against me, including this ridiculous defamation lawsuit.

The New York Times characterized the Supreme Court's decision as a "significant blow" to the former president. The report also noted that Carroll's second defamation case against Trump, stemming from his denials of her accusations during his presidency in 2019, is also expected to reach the Supreme Court. A jury previously awarded Carroll $83.3 million in that case.

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This is against the United States and what America stands for, and it should not happen to any other president or presidential candidate.