The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Trump will now appeal to the Supreme Court regarding the $83.3 million defamation suit awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll. That alone deserves this Court’s attention,” the DOJ wrote in its filing to the Supreme Court. A separate jury in an earlier trial awarded Carroll $5 million in damages after holding Trump liable for defamation and sexual abuse. The Supreme Court last month declined to take Trump’s appeal regarding Carroll’s first defamation lawsuit against him, for which she was awarded $5 million. The second defamation case has raised a barrage of legal questions regarding statements made by Trump as president.