US Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal of E Jean Carroll's sexual abuse case

Here is the latest breaking news from around the world: US Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal of E Jean Carroll's sexual abuse casePublished11 minutes agoThe US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal requested by President Donald Trump to review the $5m (£3. 6m) civil case that found he defamed and sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the judge who oversaw the civil trial improperly allowed evidence to be presented that affected how the jury viewed him.

A federal appeals court agreed with the jury's verdict last year and said a new trial was not warranted. Trump then asked the highest court to intervene. A New York jury awarded Carroll damages over her civil claim that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, and then branded the incident a hoax on social media.

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The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.