The judges rejected President Trump’s argument that the Supreme Court’s decision extending presidential immunity should shield him from liability for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.

A federal appeals court on Monday refused to throw out an $83.3 million jury verdict against President Donald Trump for damaging the reputation of the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 when he denied her rape claim.

He had argued that he should not have to pay the sum as a result of a Supreme Court decision expanding presidential immunity.

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a civil jury's finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks and public statements against the longtime advice columnist after she accused him of sexual assault.