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Who are the women who have received money from Donald Trump to settle claims of sexual abuse
Executive summary
Available reporting in the provided sources most concretely documents one civil case in which a jury found Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered him to pay $5 million to writer E. Jean Carroll [1]. Other reporting and summaries note numerous allegations over decades and mention earlier dropped suits or settlements, but the sources here do not provide a verified, comprehensive list of women who received payments from Trump to settle claims of sexual abuse [2] [3] [4].
1. What the most-cited case shows: E. Jean Carroll and a $5 million civil judgment
The clearest, well-documented example in the supplied material is E. Jean Carroll’s federal civil suit: a Manhattan jury in May 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her, awarding $5 million in damages; that judgment was later upheld on appeal [1] [2]. News outlets cited here report that Trump has sought higher-court review of that judgment, including seeking Supreme Court consideration [5] [6].
2. Settlements and dropped suits: reporting points to some prior agreements but lacks full public detail
Reporting cited here describes other incidents where women dropped suits after reaching settlements or where claims were withdrawn, for example a woman who said she dropped a 1993 suit after a settlement tied to a separate breach-of-contract case [3]. However, these pieces do not enumerate a verified list of women who received money from Trump to settle sexual-abuse claims, and the provided fact-checking source warns against unverified circulated lists alleging multiple settlements—at least one viral list of alleged settlements involving minors was found to have no evidence in Politifact’s review [4].
3. Social-media lists and fact checks: caution against unverified compilations
A circulating social-media list claiming multiple settlements for child sex crimes was examined by PolitiFact, which found no evidence supporting those specific items and cautioned that such lists are unproven [4]. That indicates major caution is warranted before accepting comprehensive lists spread online; available sources here either don’t mention many alleged settlements or explicitly find no proof for them [4].
4. Public allegations vs. documented legal payments: different standards of evidence
Several long-running public allegations and media accounts catalog many women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct over decades (summarized in broad overviews such as Wikipedia and reporting cited here), but an allegation is not the same as a documented payment or settlement. The E. Jean Carroll civil verdict is cited as a concrete legal finding and monetary award; other reports note suits dropped after settlements without providing independent verification of payment recipients or amounts [2] [3].
5. Appeals, legal maneuvering, and limits of executive summaries
The Carroll judgment has been the subject of appeals and legal filings, including arguments about admissibility of testimony from other accusers and recent petitions to the Supreme Court [6] [5]. These procedural developments show how a single award can be litigated for years; they do not, in the provided materials, expand the list of women who received settlements from Trump for sexual-abuse claims [1] [2].
6. What these sources do not provide (and why that matters)
Available sources here do not provide a comprehensive, court-documented roster of women who received money from Trump specifically to settle sexual-abuse claims; they rather offer one confirmed civil award to Carroll, some reporting of lawsuits dropped after unspecified settlements, and debunking of at least one viral claim-list [1] [3] [4]. Because public settlement agreements are often confidential and media reports vary in sourcing, claims that go beyond what these documents state should be treated as unverified unless new, specific documentation is cited [4].
7. Takeaway for readers and next steps if you want a fuller list
The only firmly documented payment for sexual-abuse liability in the supplied material is the $5 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll’s case [1]. To compile a broader, verifiable list you would need access to primary legal documents (settlement agreements, court records) or reliable investigative reporting naming recipients and corroborating payments; available reporting in these sources either does not include those documents or explicitly cautions against unsubstantiated lists [4] [3].