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What civil lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct against Donald Trump were settled or decided and what were the terms?
Executive summary
Civil suits by private women against Donald Trump have produced at least one major, adjudicated result: a jury in May 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll and ordered $5 million in damages, a verdict later upheld on appeal and part of ongoing Supreme Court briefing [1] [2]. Other allegations have generated filings that were dismissed, withdrawn, or settled with limited public detail; available sources do not provide a comprehensive, single list of all civil suits or settlement terms beyond the Carroll verdict and several noted dismissals [3] [4] [1].
1. The E. Jean Carroll case — the clearest civil judgment
E. Jean Carroll sued Trump for defamation after she publicly accused him of sexually assaulting her in the mid-1990s; a May 2023 jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation and awarded $5 million in damages, a judgment that survived appeal and prompted further appeals and a Supreme Court petition [1] [2]. Reporting and the Wikipedia entry summarize that the two related Carroll cases ultimately resulted in “a total of $88.3 million in damages” across matters tied to Carroll, and that the $5 million verdict was affirmed by an appellate panel in late 2024 with subsequent unsuccessful bid for en banc review in mid‑2025 before a Supreme Court filing in November 2025 [1].
2. Dismissed or withdrawn suits — limited public records
Some high-profile civil claims alleging sexual misconduct against Trump were dismissed or dropped: for example, a 2016 federal complaint accusing Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of raping an underage girl was dismissed in May 2016 and later withdrawn, and related filings were refiled and ultimately did not proceed publicly as judgments [3] [4]. News summaries and encyclopedic accounts indicate multiple such filings where plaintiffs’ use of pseudonyms or later withdrawal meant the suits ended without an accessible final judgment or publicly disclosed settlement terms [3] [4].
3. Settlements and confidential terms — what sources say and don’t
Available sources in this collection document some settlements in Trump-related litigation broadly (for example, business or defamation settlements mentioned elsewhere), but they do not provide a verified, itemized list of civil settlements specifically resolving sexual‑misconduct claims against Trump with their terms publicly disclosed [5]. Consequently, “not found in current reporting” is the state for comprehensive, confirmed settlement amounts or nondisclosure provisions for most alleged sexual‑misconduct civil cases in these sources [5].
4. Pattern evidence used in civil trials — contested but consequential
In Carroll’s trial, the judge allowed testimony from other women and use of the Access Hollywood tape as evidence of pattern or propensity, rulings that the appellate court later upheld when it affirmed the verdict [1] [6]. Trump’s legal team argued those inclusions prejudiced the trial, but the three‑judge appellate panel rejected those claims when it upheld the verdict [6] [1].
5. Appeals and continuing litigation — verdicts are not always final
Even clear jury decisions can remain contested for years. The Carroll $5 million award survived an appeal and was the subject of further appeals up to a Supreme Court petition filed by Trump in November 2025 seeking review [1] [2]. Sources note additional separate civil actions Carroll filed later, and that related proceedings have produced other monetary awards aggregated in reporting—highlighting that civil litigation can involve multiple related claims and rulings over time [7] [1].
6. Reporting limits, competing narratives, and recommended caution
Media and encyclopedic summaries show disagreement and contest between parties: Carroll and other plaintiffs have publicly accused Trump of sexual misconduct, while Trump has denied allegations and framed suits as political or financially motivated [2] [8]. The available source material here does not enumerate every plaintiff, settlement amount, or confidential release; where details are absent, those specifics are “not found in current reporting” in this collection [3] [5]. Readers should treat undisclosed settlements or withdrawn claims as unresolved in the public record until verified documents or court judgments are published.
If you want, I can compile a focused timeline of the E. Jean Carroll litigation with dates and citations or search for individual named plaintiffs and the public disposition of each suit within the limits of the sources you provide.