• Trump requests the Supreme Court to toss a $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case.
• The appeal challenges findings of sexual abuse and defamation dating back to the 1990s.
• The Supreme Court is viewed as Trump's final chance to overturn the jury's unanimous verdict.
• Legal arguments focus on evidentiary rulings made during the civil trial.
• The case has become intertwined with Trump's political narrative against perceived "Witch Hunts."

President Trump has officially asked the Supreme Court to review a jury's verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s. The petition aims to overturn a $5 million award to Carroll, which Trump claims is based on "facially implausible, politically motivated allegations," marking a significant step in his prolonged legal battle over these accusations, according to The Hill, CBS News, and BBC.

Trump's legal team argues that evidentiary rulings made by Judge Lewis Kaplan were flawed and negatively impacted the jury's perception of him. Specifically, they assert that allowing jurors to see the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape was prejudicial and unfairly influenced the verdict against Trump. The jury had found him liable for sexually abusing Carroll, a decision the appeals court upheld, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump's last option to challenge these findings, according to The Hill, CBS News, and BBC.

Reaffirming his position, Trump claims that Carroll's allegations were fabricated and politically motivated, suggesting that her late accusations were timed to coincide with his political career to enhance personal gain. “Carroll waited more than 20 years to falsely accuse Donald Trump,” his petition states, framing the case within a broader context of what he describes as “Witch Hunts” against him, according to The Hill, CBS News, and BBC.

As the Supreme Court considers Trump's appeal, the potential for the Court to hear the case remains uncertain. The original jury verdict was backed by significant evidence supporting Carroll's claims, despite Trump's insistence that the jury's decision stems from political bias and incorrect judicial conduct, highlighting the contentious nature of this prolonged legal dispute, according to The Hill, CBS News, and BBC.