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. FILE - E. Jean Carroll exits the New York Federal Court after former President Donald Trump appeared in court, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York. 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. She sued Trump for defamation after he accused her of making up the allegation to help book sales, adding that he’d never met her and “she’s not my type.”