How many civil sexual misconduct cases against Donald Trump resulted in settlements or payouts?

1. What is proved in court: the E. Jean Carroll civil verdicts and awards

E. Jean Carroll’s suits against Donald Trump resulted in juries finding he sexually abused her and later defamed her; one civil verdict awarded Carroll $5 million for sexual abuse and related damages and a separate finding produced additional defamation-related awards bringing totals reported in summaries to about $88.3 million across related cases ^{[1] [2] [5]}. Reporting summarized that one of the civil findings against Trump was for sexual abuse (the $5 million award) and that appellate and post-trial motions continued after those verdicts ^{[1] [2]}.

2. How the totals are being reported and why they can be confusing

News summaries and encyclopedic entries combine distinct judgments and damage categories — for example, punitive and compensatory awards for sexual abuse versus separate defamation damage awards tied to denials — which can produce different headline totals. Wikipedia’s entry on the Carroll litigation notes “a total of $88.3 million in damages awarded to Carroll” across related suits ^[1]. Separate news stories describe a $5 million award for the sexual-abuse finding and larger defamation awards that were later added or litigated, which is why different outlets cite different numbers ^{[5] [2]}.

3. Settlements and nondisclosure agreements mentioned in historical reporting

Historical reporting and timelines note earlier settlements or NDAs involving people close to Trump — most prominently, reporting that Ivana Trump’s divorce and associated agreements included confidentiality provisions and that “after a settlement was reached” she softened certain claims in a 1993 book ^{[4] [3]}. Those reports describe a settlement around the divorce and nondisclosure language; the current set of sources does not provide an exhaustive list of other settlements nor dollar amounts for any alleged private payouts beyond the Carroll judgments ^{[4] [3]}.

4. Limits of the available sources: what they do not say

Available sources in the provided set do not offer a comprehensive accounting of every civil sexual-misconduct claim, whether settled, dismissed, settled with confidentiality, or paid out privately. The material here details the Carroll litigation awards and references historical settlements (Ivana) and many reported allegations, but it does not list every civil claim nor give a verified tally of “how many” resulted in settlements or payouts overall ^{[1] [4] [3]}. Therefore a definitive numeric answer for all civil sexual-misconduct cases tied to Trump and their settlement outcomes is not in current reporting provided here.

5. Competing perspectives and why they matter

Legal outcomes and journalistic summaries differ about what counts as a “settlement or payout.” Some outlets and encyclopedic summaries focus on jury awards (e.g., Carroll’s $5 million sexual-abuse award and related defamation awards) while other accounts highlight confidential settlements or divorce agreements with nondisclosure clauses (Ivana) that indicate payments or quid pro quos without disclosing amounts ^{[1] [4] [3]}. Advocates for plaintiffs emphasize jury verdicts and settlements as accountability; defenders stress denials, appeals, and the lack of criminal convictions. The provided reporting shows both courtroom losses and ongoing appeals by Trump ^{[2] [1]}.

6. Bottom line for readers seeking a count

Based on the reporting supplied here: one well-documented civil sexual-assault verdict awarding $5 million to E. Jean Carroll is clearly recorded in the sources, and broader Carroll-related awards have been reported as totaling roughly $88.3 million across related cases ^{[1] [2] [5]}. Reports also reference at least one earlier settlement/nondisclosure tied to Ivana Trump’s divorce, but the sources supplied do not enumerate a complete list or final tally of all civil sexual-misconduct settlements or payouts involving Donald Trump ^{[4] [3]}. Available sources do not mention a comprehensive count beyond these items ^{[1] [4] [3]}.