Appeals court affirms E. Jean Carroll case jury verdict, gives Trump 90 days to appeal to SCOTUS

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the jury verdict in E. Jean Carroll's case that found President Trump liable for sexually assaulting her, giving him 90 days to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 2023, a Manhattan federal court found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, and ordered him to pay her $5 million in damages.

On Thursday, the appeals court affirmed the verdict weeks after it rejected Trump's bid to have the full judicial lineup in the circuit rehear his appeal, CNBC reported. In December, a three-judge panel of the circuit court ruled against Trump's appeal of the jury verdict.

A legal spokesperson for Trump told CNBC in a statement on Thursday: "The American People are supporting President Trump in historic numbers, and they demand an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and a swift dismissal of all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded Carroll Hoaxes.