• E. Jean Carroll has received over $5.6 million from Donald Trump after a jury verdict in her favor.
• The payment comes three years after the jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
• The funds were held in escrow pending the outcome of Trump's appeals, which the Supreme Court declined to hear.
• Trump's lawyers are continuing to appeal the decision and seek to overturn the judgment.
• This case is part of a broader legal battle, as Trump faces additional defamation claims from Carroll.

Writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million awarded in her civil lawsuit against President Donald Trump, three years after a jury found him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her. The payment includes the $5 million jury award plus accumulated interest, all of which had been held in escrow pending Trump's appeal, which was recently denied by the U.S. Supreme Court, allowing the funds to be disbursed, according to CBS News and BBC.

Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, expressed relief upon confirmation of the payment, stating, "Today, we are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment the jury awarded her as a result of that verdict," as reported by South China Morning Post and Los Angeles Times.

Trump has consistently denied the allegations, claiming the encounter never took place and that Carroll is politically motivated, labeling her a liar. Despite his claims, the jury concluded that he had indeed inflicted harm, which has led to additional legal claims against him for defamation that may amount to $83 million, which is still under dispute, as mentioned by NPR and Channel News Asia.