Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn E Jean Carroll case verdict

Trump's lawyers argued in a filing that allegations leading to the $5 million verdict were "propped up" by a "series of indefensible evidentiary rulings" that allowed Carroll's lawyers to present "highly inflammatory propensity evidence" against him.

"President Trump has clearly and consistently denied that this supposed incident ever occurred," Justin Smith, one of Trump's lawyers, and his co-counsel wrote in the filing, according to The Associated Press. "No physical or DNA evidence corroborates Carroll's story. There were no eyewitnesses, no video evidence, and no police report or investigation."

In September, when Trump's lawyers first indicated they would appeal to the Supreme Court, Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said, "We do not believe that President Trump will be able to present any legal issues in the Carroll cases that merit review by the United States Supreme Court," the AP reported.

A spokesperson for Trump's legal team told the AP the Supreme Court appeal was part of the president's crusade against "Liberal Lawfare."

"The American People stand with President Trump as they demand an immediate end to all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded travesty of the Carroll Hoaxes," the statement said.

Trump skipped the 2023 trial but testified briefly at a follow-up defamation trial last year that ended with a jury ordering him to pay Carroll an additional $83.3 million.

The 2nd Circuit upheld that verdict on Sept. 8, with a three-judge panel calling the jury's damages awards "fair and reasonable." Trump has since asked the full appellate court to hear arguments and reconsider the ruling.

Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom, Ashley Oliver and The Associated Press contributed to this report.