Trump Denounces ‘Democrat-Funded Carroll Hoax’ After Appeals Court Upholds $5 Million Verdict That He Sexually Abused and Defamed Writer

A spokesperson for the once and future president vowed to continue appealing the judgment, the smaller of two verdicts against Trump in the long-running case.

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E. Jean Carroll leaves the courthouse on September 6, 2024 at New York City. She and President Trump had both appeared in court that day as Trump's lawyers fought to overturn the jury's finding that he sexually abused her. Alex Kent/Getty Images

President Trump has declared his intention to continue his efforts to overturn what he called on Monday “the Carroll hoax” after a federal appeals court denied his appeal to toss out one of two verdicts in the two separate civil lawsuits brought against him by the writer E. Jean Carroll. 

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