A US federal appeals court has ruled that Donald Trump does not need to immediately pay an $83 million defamation judgment to writer E. Jean Carroll, granting a delay until the Supreme Court decides whether to take up the case. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals (a New York-based federal appellate court) imposed a condition, requiring Trump to post a $7.4 million bond to cover potential additional interest. The award stems from a January 2024 jury verdict finding Trump liable for defaming Carroll after she publicly alleged he had sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s — claims Trump has consistently denied.