The 2023 verdict found Trump liable for sexually ​abusing writer and then defaming her – key US politics stories from Monday 29 June at a glance

The US supreme court on Monday declined Donald Trump’s request to review a New York jury’s 2023 verdict that found him liable for sexually ​abusing writer E Jean Carroll, and then defaming her.

The justices did not provide an explanation or reasoning, and no public dissents were noted. The decision leaves intact the $5m civil judgment against Trump that was returned by the jury after the two-week trial in 2023.

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