Donald Trump wanted to have a sexual abuse conviction against him reviewed.Image: keystone
June 29, 2026, 5:33 p.mJune 29, 2026, 5:33 p.m
US President Donald Trump has failed in his attempt to have a sexual abuse conviction against him reviewed. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking to challenge the verdict in author E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit, court documents show.
The background is a decision from 2023: A New York jury considered it proven that Trump had attacked the US author in a luxury New York department store in 1996, sexually abused her and later slandered her. He was sentenced to pay compensation of five million US dollars (around 4 million francs). Trump always denied the allegations. Although the allegations were time-barred under criminal law, legal recourse was still open under civil law.
The New York Times called the decision a “serious blow to Mr. Trump” and the likely “end of his legal efforts to challenge the jury’s verdict.” (sda/dpa)