Have any of Donald Trump’s civil sexual misconduct settlements included non-disclosure agreements or confidentiality clauses?

1. What the sources say about the Carroll verdict and damages

Reporting and court records in the provided sources focus on liability and money: a jury found Trump liable to E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation and awarded $5 million in the 2023 verdict, with related rulings and appeals described through 2024–2025 ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Wikipedia summarizes the two Carroll suits and notes combined damages figures ^[1]. Justia and mainstream reporting describe the jury finding and the post‑trial appeals ^{[2] [3]}.

2. What the sources do not say about NDAs or confidentiality clauses

None of the provided snippets or linked descriptions explicitly state that the Carroll verdict, the appeals, or other settlements included an NDA or confidentiality clause; the texts concentrate on jury findings, damages, evidentiary rulings, and appeals ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Therefore, based on these available items, the presence or absence of NDAs in those civil matters is not reported here ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

3. Broader allegations and reporting focus in these sources

The supplied materials aggregate many allegations against Trump over decades and emphasize patterns and multiple accusers ^{[4] [5]}. They frame the Carroll litigation as a notable civil case that reached trial and produced monetary judgments — coverage centered on liability, evidentiary rulings, and appeals rather than on confidential settlement terms ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

4. Why NDAs matter and why reporting sometimes omits them

NDAs and confidentiality clauses are commonly used in civil resolutions to limit public discussion; when present, they are often reported if documents become public or parties disclose them. The current sources emphasize court rulings and appeals (public court records) rather than private settlement language, and they do not cite any public filing or reporting that an NDA accompanied these particular payments or judgments ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Available sources do not mention NDAs for the Carroll matters ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

5. Competing viewpoints and limits of the record

Court materials and news stories cited focus on the legal merits and appellate posture; advocates and critics often highlight different elements — critics stressing the number of accusers and patterns, defenders stressing lack of corroborating contemporaneous reports — but the provided items give no direct competing claims about NDAs tied to these civil outcomes ^{[4] [5] [3]}. If there are assertions elsewhere that NDAs were used in other settlements involving Trump, those claims are not documented in the set of sources you provided; available sources do not mention them ^{[4] [5]}.

6. What would be needed to answer definitively

To state definitively whether any civil sexual‑misconduct settlement involving Trump included NDAs or confidentiality clauses requires either: (a) the text of the settlement/plea or a redacted court filing that references such clauses; (b) credible reporting that cites those documents or participant testimony; or (c) a public admission by a party. The current source set contains court decisions, jury verdict coverage, and general overviews but lacks any such settlement texts or reporting on confidentiality terms ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

7. Bottom line for readers

Given the material you supplied, journalists and court records cited show monetary judgments and appeals in the Carroll litigation and extensive reporting on multiple allegations, but those sources do not report that NDAs or confidentiality clauses were part of the civil outcomes mentioned here. For a conclusive answer, obtain the actual settlement documents or direct reporting that cites them; those items are not found in the current reporting ^{[1] [2] [3]}.