Lawyers file opposition to Trump’s request, telling Supreme Court justices they do not need ‘to bail out this president’

E Jean Carroll’s lawyers are fighting Donald Trump’s efforts to toss her $83m damages verdict in the US supreme court, telling the justices that they do not need “to bail out this president from the consequences of his repeated litigation choices”.

Jurors delivered Carroll the huge award on 26 January 2024, less than one year after the journalist and author won $5m in her sexual abuse and defamation case against Trump. The president has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing in relation to Carroll.

Carroll’s legal team on 30 October filed their opposition to Trump’s request that the supreme court consider his appeal of Carroll’s massive win. Among Trump’s legal arguments is a claim that presidential immunity protects him from liability from conduct during his time in office, including 2019 statements in which he called Carroll a liar.