President Donald Trump has asked the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to pause enforcement of the $83.3 million defamation judgment awarded to E. Jean Carroll, seeking to delay payment. At the same time, he prepares a potential Supreme Court appeal.
The request comes days after the appeals court rejected Trump’s bid to rehear the case before the full court, effectively ending his path to further review at that level.
Trump claims presidential immunity as granted by the Supreme Court and argues that allowing enforcement now would cause irreparable harm, since Carroll has publicly stated she plans to give away any money she receives.