Trump PANICS and Wants Supreme Court to BAIL HIM OUT of Sex Abuse Jury Verdict Claiming IMMUNITY!

Popok reports on a newly leaked brief Trump has filed with the US Supreme Court to avoid paying E Jean Carroll the more than $90 million he owes her for sex abuse, arguing that he may owe it but he has immunity!

Trump Petitions Supreme Court over E. Jean Carroll's $83.5 Million Defamation Judgment WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has filed a petition asking the United States Supreme Court to intervene and shield him from the multi-million dollar defamation judgment won by writer E. Jean Carroll.

The Appeal and Immunity Arguments

The current petition addresses the second civil trial, which resulted in an $83.5 million jury verdict against Trump for defamatory remarks he made during his first presidential term. In the leaked legal brief, Trump’s lawyers argue that the judgment should be thrown out based on two separate concepts of immunity:

1. Presidential Immunity: Expanding upon the Supreme Court’s 2024 criminal immunity ruling to include civil cases involving statements made while in office.

2. Westfall Act Immunity: A statutory protection enjoyed by all federal employees performing duties within the official scope of their employment.

The filing asserts that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals erred by upholding the "exorbitant" judgment without ruling on the underlying merits of presidential immunity, arguing that forcing a president to pay money damages for answering reporters' questions could cause significant long-term harm to the office of the presidency.

The Waiver Issue

Legal experts note that Trump faces a steep hurdle regarding the legal concept of "waiver." The Second Circuit previously determined that Trump's legal team, led at the time by Alina Habba, failed to raise presidential immunity during the trial proceedings. Furthermore, Westfall Act immunity was not asserted until 15 months after the final jury verdict was entered. Attorneys for Carroll maintain that these defenses were brought up far too late to be legally viable.

Next Steps and Timeline

The Supreme Court is expected to decide whether it will officially grant the petition for review when its next term begins on the first Monday of October. If accepted, oral arguments and a final decision would likely stretch into late spring or summer.

Meanwhile, Trump has already posted a secured bond for the full amount of the second judgment, which has risen to approximately $91 million with accrued interest. This follows the complete resolution of the first trial, where the Supreme Court previously denied Trump's appeals, resulting in the successful transfer of $5.8 million in damages to Carroll.