<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> wants the Supreme Court to halt a $A115 million payout he owes to E Jean Carroll, a woman a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-overturn-verdict-that-he-sexually-abused-and-defamed-e-jean-carroll-cnn-news/4dba0f9e-e56d-4e60-a1f0-2250a471ff32" rel="" target="" title="New York jury found he raped in the mid-1990s"><span>New York jury found he raped in the mid-1990s</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-accuser-e-jean-carroll-files-new-lawsuit-in-new-york-over-alleged-1990s-rape/a48d1d7d-5f2a-47ff-ba38-9cdc918dc046" rel="" target="" title="A jury awarded Carroll the immense payout"><span>A jury awarded Carroll the immense payout</span></a><span> after she successfully sued him for defamation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Trump's lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to intervene so he wouldn't have to pay her.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/kamikaze-dolphins-pete-hegseth-defence-secretary-iran-war-latest-updates/6053a592-c690-45c1-96d3-13aa255cc56e"><strong><span>US Defence Secretary 'won't confirm or deny' use of 'kamikaze dolphins'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His lawyers argue that because his remarks about her were made when he was president, he was protected by presidential immunity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump also wants a stay to prevent Carroll giving away the payout to charity, as she has repeatedly said she will do.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In addition, Carroll has publicly and repeatedly promised to give away any money that she collects from this lawsuit," the court filing read.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-rape-trial-e-jean-carroll-supreme-court-appeal-usa-news/e98bf417-10fb-4555-a5bc-c59862ecf5cb" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Once grants are distributed and spent by organisations around the country, the funds almost certainly will not be recoverable if the Supreme Court reverses the Panel's decision, as is likely to occur."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court filing today is specifically asking an appeals court to stay its verdict so the Supreme Court can weigh in.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a highly unusual move, the Department of Justice has stepped in with the intention of arguing the case before the Supreme Court on behalf of the president.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Carroll's defamation argument hinged on the president's accusation that she wasn't telling the truth when she came forward with her rape allegation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Because the statute of limitations for a sexual assault charge had passed, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/trump-rape-accusation-e-jean-carroll-two-women-sexual-assault-us-politics-news/8224be62-608b-458e-a08c-f74e570693f7" rel="" target="" title="Carroll sued him in civil court and won"><span>Carroll sued him in civil court and won</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2019, Trump denied ever knowing Carroll and said she "wasn't his type".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But when presented with a photograph of Trump speaking with Carroll, he </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-e-jean-carroll-rape-defamation-lawsuit-marla-maples-us-politics-news/71db0e03-ad35-4278-9481-347bd53c280f" rel="" target="" title="mistook her as his former wife Marla Maples"><span>mistook her as his former wife Marla Maples</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-cognitive-test-montreal-aced-usa-politics-news/beafa9e2-b8dc-44e5-8f9f-07142f2124b6"><strong><span>Doctor who designed cognitive test addresses Trump's boasts</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A jury found she was telling the truth when she alleged Trump raped her in the dressing room of a New York department store.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She completely made up a story that I met her at the doors of this crowded New York City Department Store and, within minutes, 'swooned' her," Trump said afterwards.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is a Hoax and a lie, just like all the other Hoaxes that have been played on me for the past seven years."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>With a 6-3 conservative majority, including three judges the president has appointed himself, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will be more sympathetic to his argument.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the past week, the court has made a series of sweeping decisions favouring the conservative point of view, including on </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/mifepristone-us-court-abortion-drug-pill-pregnancy-termination-usa-politics-news/60ec0b02-cd5e-4365-bc0c-5bc5d8937167" rel="" target="" title="abortion"><span>abortion</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louisiana-election-suspended-redraw-districts-white-black-supreme-court-voting-rights-act/ce7d3f84-3277-4be5-8613-53ed911cccf8" rel="" target="" title="voting rights"><span>voting rights</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump's move to involve the Supreme Court comes a week after the appeals court knocked back his move to substitute the United States as a replacement defendant in the case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is hoping the Supreme Court will reverse that decision.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Such a move would lead to the case being dismissed, because the United States cannot be sued for defamation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-ballroom-billion-dollars-taxpayer-funding-usa-world-news/c22cc5b9-ef27-4b94-bd5e-9b1a8c4b311e"><strong><span>A billion in taxpayer money set aside for Trump's ballroom project</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" title="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>