Supreme Court Refusal Clears Path for Carroll Payout; Trump's Legal Gambit Fails

The Supreme Court's June 29 refusal to hear Trump's appeal sealed E. Jean Carroll's $5.8 million win. Her team triggered a pre-arranged escrow release. Trump filed a rare rehearing petition and asked Judge Kaplan to delay disbursement, arguing the escrow agreement didn't account for this. Two federal courts already rejected his delay requests. The dispute now hinges on timing: whether a rehearing petition extends the payment freeze beyond what the original agreement specified.