SCOTUS could consider hearing Trump appeal over obscene E. Jean Carroll verdict

President Donald Trump’s bid to review a verdict against him involving the sexual abuse case of writer E. Jean Carroll may see a move forward at the nation’s highest court.

A new docket update for the U.S. Supreme Court reportedly shows that Trump’s petition for review is set to be addressed at a February 20 meeting of the justices, according to The Hill.

“An announcement could come as soon as that day or in an order list set to be released the following Monday morning. The justices could also punt an announcement to their next conference,” the outlet reported, noting that the Feb. 20 date will be the first weekly conference for the justices as they return for the month’s argument session.

A federal jury ordered Trump to pay $5 million in 2023 after he was found liable for sexually abusing Carroll decades earlier, though he has maintained that he did not assault the writer in a New York department store dressing room as she claimed.

In the petition to the Supreme Court, Trump’s lawyers argued that he had “clearly and consistently denied that this supposed incident ever occurred,” and that she lacked evidence. They also argued that she had “waited more than 20 years to falsely accuse Donald Trump, who she politically opposes, until after he became the 45th President, when she could maximize political injury to him and profit for herself.”

During the proceedings, jurors heard from other women accusing Trump of sexual misconduct, a point addressed in the petition to the high court.

“The president asserts introducing those pieces of evidence violated federal evidence rules and that he should’ve been allowed to cross-examine Carroll about several subjects and tell jurors about a Democratic mega-donor that helped the advice columnist pay her legal bills,” The Hill noted.

Another appeal to the Supreme Court on Carroll’s second trial involving defamation claims, which secured her $83.3 million in damages from Trump, is still making its way to the high court.

Attorneys for Trump contend it’s “deeply damaging to the fabric of our Republic” for him to keep battling “against decades-old, false allegations and the myriad wrongs throughout this baseless case.”

“This mistreatment of a President cannot be allowed to stand,” Trump reportedly wrote in the final brief, which was presented on Wednesday.

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