Trump fumes as SCOTUS refuses to intervene in E. Jean Carroll case

President Donald Trump on Monday was livid with the Supreme Court's refusal to take up his appeal of a $5 million verdict in writer E. Jean Carroll's sexual abuse and defamation case against him.

Carroll came forward during Trump's first term with assertions that Trump had raped her in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman's sometime in the 1990s. After New York passed a law creating a window in the statute of limitations, Carroll brought a civil suit against Trump, resulting in the verdict and $5 million award.

The Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal without explanation on Monday.

"Surprisingly, the Supreme Court declined to “review” a Fake Case brought against me by a woman I never met (Decades old celebrity photo line, standing with her husband, does not count!)," Trump posted on Truth Social. "I will continue the fight against this Weaponization and Lawfare Case against me, including the ridiculous claim of Defamation, with all of my power and strength."

"This Case is really against the United States of America, and all it stands for, and should never be allowed to happen to another President, or Candidate to be! New York State created a Law, for an instant speck of time, going back many decades, in order to wrongfully “nab” me. It was tailormade, and this Injustice cannot be allowed to stand!" he added.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.