Donald Trump filed a motion in federal court on a Tuesday seeking to prevent release of funds to E. Jean Carroll under an existing escrow agreement. The filing, submitted to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan by attorneys Josh Halpern and Michael Madaio, follows the Supreme Court's unanimous denial last month of Trump's appeal from the May 2023 verdict finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The amount in dispute is reported as either $5 million or nearly $5.8 million across sources.