A powerful Wall Street law firm with close ties to President Donald Trump has joined his effort to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the $83.3 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"The once-venerated white-shoe New York law firm of @sullcrom is representing an adjudicated rapist in a case brought by the victim," Conway wrote. The newspaper reported that the decision changed after an intervention by Trump's longtime adviser and lawyer Boris Epshteyn. A Manhattan jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million in January 2024 for defamation. While lower courts have upheld the verdict, the payout has been paused while the Supreme Court considers whether to hear Trump's appeal.