“Yet, in upholding the exorbitant $83.3 million defamation judgment here, the Second Circuit never even decided whether presidential immunity applies.” Trump told the justices that an appeals court decision in Carroll’s favor would “cause significant damage, not only to this president and future presidents” but also the nation. Both Trump and the Department of Justice signaled at that time that they would appeal to the Supreme Court. Because the Supreme Court is not in session over the summer, it will not consider the president’s appeal until the fall. Trump, meanwhile, is continuing to fight a separate, $5 million case involving Carroll.