President Trump says his comments about writer E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of sexual assault were protected presidential duties. The Supreme Court refused in June to hear his appeal of another verdict, for $5 million, that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. He’s also asking the Supreme Court justices to reconsider their rejection of his appeal in the $5-million verdict. The appeal comes about two years after the Supreme Court granted Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution as a former president. Lower courts have so far rejected Trump’s appeals to overturn the verdict, though the New York-based appeals court split over the decision and agreed to delay that payout until the Supreme Court weighs in.