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Which accusers have reached settlements or received monetary payouts related to their claims against Trump?
Executive summary
Available reporting shows multiple settlements and payouts connected to claims involving Donald Trump, but coverage in the supplied sources focuses on a few high-profile examples — notably the $138.7 million that the Department of Justice paid to resolve 139 administrative claims tied to the FBI’s handling of Larry Nassar-related sexual-assault allegations, and a separate stream of company and institutional settlements tied to Trump’s lawsuits (e.g., media companies and Columbia University in later reporting) [1] [2]. Reporting also documents Trump’s own administrative demands that the DOJ pay him roughly $230 million for federal probes into him; that request is under scrutiny and would require senior DOJ signoff [3] [4].
1. Settlements tied to third-party allegations — the Nassar administrative payouts
One of the clearest monetary settlements in the supplied reporting involved the Justice Department agreeing in 2024 to pay more than $138 million to settle 139 administrative claims by people who accused the FBI of mishandling allegations against Larry Nassar; reporting uses that as a contemporary comparator for other large FTCA-style payouts [1]. That settlement was between claimants and the federal government — not payments from Trump or to Trump — but it illustrates DOJ’s capacity to resolve many claims together for large sums when misconduct findings or risks of litigation exist [1].
2. Trump’s demand for $230 million from the DOJ — scope and process
Multiple outlets report that Trump has submitted administrative claims seeking roughly $230 million from the Justice Department for damages he says flowed from federal probes dating back to the Russia-investigation era and including the Mar-a-Lago search and later prosecutions; these were submitted in 2023 and 2024 and are the basis for negotiations noted in reporting [5] [3] [4]. Under the DOJ’s own rules, any administrative settlement over $4 million must be approved by officials such as the deputy attorney general or associate attorney general, which has raised questions because senior DOJ officials who would approve such a payout previously worked for or around Trump [3] [1] [6].
3. Institutional and corporate settlements that mention Trump or his claims
Reporting indicates an array of settlements tied to disputes involving Trump and institutions: later coverage maps at least $221 million from Columbia University to federal settlement obligations and millions from media companies pledged toward a future presidential library as part of settlement packages connected to lawsuits or investigations in the unfolding post-2024 landscape [2]. MarketPlace framed how settlement funds can flow to different recipients — federal Treasury vs. other designated uses — but the supplied source treats those as part of a broader “settlement frenzy” and does not enumerate every claimant paid [2].
4. Known individual plaintiffs who received money — limited on supplied sources
The provided documents do not offer a comprehensive list of individual accusers who have directly received monetary payouts from Trump himself. The reporting supplied instead highlights institutional settlements, the DOJ’s large administrative payout related to Nassar-handling claims, and Trump’s bid to obtain $230 million from the DOJ [1] [2] [3]. Claims on social media about large numbers of private settlements (for example, multiple alleged child-rape settlements) are treated skeptically in fact‑checking reporting and lack court records according to Snopes in the supplied source [7].
5. Disputes over scale, precedent and politics
Legal analysts quoted in the coverage stress that the $230 million demand is far larger than typical administrative settlements (average around ~$51,684 in a Guardian review cited in available reporting) and that it would be unprecedented for a sitting president to receive such a taxpayer-funded payout; critics also note potential conflicts because officials who would approve large FTCA settlements previously represented Trump [8] [3] [1]. Supporters frame Trump’s claims as redress for what he calls politically motivated probes; critics and experts call the figure “absurd” and note the rarity of settlements after searches that had probable cause [8] [1].
6. What is not covered in these sources
Available sources do not list a comprehensive roster of “accusers” who settled directly with Trump or enumerate every monetary payout paid to individuals alleging misconduct by Trump; they also do not document court judgments or settlement papers for many of the social‑media‑circulated claims [7]. If you are seeking an itemized ledger of every claimant who received money from Trump or his insurers, that level of detail is not present in the supplied reporting [7] [2].
7. How to follow up and verify specific claims
For verification, seek primary documents: administrative claim filings, DOJ settlement approval memos for FTCA payouts, and court dockets or settlement agreements for private suits. The New York Times and ABC reporting cited the existence and timing of Trump’s FTCA claims; Snopes addressed viral claims lacking documentary support; Marketplace and other pieces tracked institutional settlement totals [3] [4] [7] [2]. Use court dockets or government settlement registers to confirm individual payouts not detailed in the supplied sources.