Title: Trump Denied Delay in Paying $83.3 Million Defamation Judgment to E. Jean Carroll

In a blow to former President Donald Trump, Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan denied his request to delay paying an $83.3 million civil defamation judgment to writer E. Jean Carroll. This means that Trump must either pay the full amount to Carroll by Monday or provide a bond or assets to cover the value of the judgment while he appeals the jury's verdict.

The judgment stems from a lawsuit in which Carroll accused Trump of defamation after she publicly accused him of rape. In January, a jury ruled in favor of Carroll, finding that Trump had defamed her. Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, had requested a delay until after the court rules on post-trial motions, but Judge Kaplan deemed Trump's actions dilatory and rejected the request.

The judge also dismissed the argument made by Trump's lawyers that he would suffer irreparable injury if he was forced to post a bond for the full judgment due to non-recoverable fees. Kaplan stated that the ongoing litigation expenses do not constitute irreparable injury in the relevant sense of the term.

Carroll's lawyers declined to comment on the news, and there has been no immediate response from Habba regarding the court's decision. Furthermore, Trump is facing another significant judgment, a $454 million lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James for civil business fraud. While Trump has not yet been forced to pay that amount or provide collateral, an appeals court's refusal to stay the judgment could change that.

It is crucial to note that last year, Trump was found guilty in a Manhattan federal civil trial of sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her in comments made in 2022. At the time, he posted $5.6 million in cash as collateral while he appealed the jury's verdict ordering him to pay her $5 million.

Both trials involved Carroll's claim that Trump raped her in the mid-1990s in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman in Manhattan. Trump vehemently denied the accusation, alleging that Carroll made up the claim to promote her book and harm him politically.

As the deadline looms for Trump to pay the $83.3 million judgment to E. Jean Carroll, the legal battles and financial burdens for the former president continue to intensify.