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Trump must still cough up at least $90M in E. Jean Carroll verdict — and soon — even though an appeal means she has to wait for it
- Donald Trump has to cut a fat check, and his appeal of the E. Jean Carroll verdict won't delay that.
- Within 30 days of the judge's written judgment, Trump has to turn over either cash or a bond.
- While he appeals the verdict, Carroll can't touch that money — but neither can Trump.
US District Judge Lewis Kaplan is set to issue a written judgment. That's a one-paragraph order directing Trump to pay his damages. Here, as an example, is the judgment Kaplan issued after last year's Carroll verdict, the one that ordered he pay $5 million in damages.
Only when that judgment is filed is the trial officially over, allowing Trump's side to appeal, as his lawyers have promised to do.
Trump will have 30 days after the judgment to pay up
Once there's a judgment, Trump will have 30 days to pay his damages, though an appellate court will almost certainly allow Trump to forgo paying Carroll directly until the appeal is decided.Trump would have to set the money aside, though, and he can choose to do so in the form of either cash or bond.
Last time around, for the $5 million verdict, Trump went with cash.
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