上诉法院驳回特朗普紧急申请 批准向卡罗尔发放580万美元赔偿金Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Bid to Block $5.8 Million Carroll Payment

在周三晚上作出的裁决中，第二巡回上诉法院明确驳回了唐纳德·特朗普提出的行政暂缓执行申请。这一裁决意味着曼哈顿联邦地区法院法官刘易斯·卡普兰早些时候签署的拨款命令现在可以立即执行。尽管特朗普的律师团队迅速采取行动，试图通过紧急申请阻止向卡罗尔发放这笔资金，但上诉法院在收到申请后迅速予以拒绝，未让特朗普的拖延企图得逞。

In its ruling issued on Wednesday night, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals explicitly denied Donald Trump's motion for an administrative stay. This decision means that the disbursement order signed earlier in the day by Manhattan federal District Judge Lewis Kaplan can be executed immediately. Although Trump's legal team acted quickly to block the release of the funds to E. Jean Carroll through the emergency application, the appeals court swiftly rejected the request, preventing any further immediate delay.

需要指出的是，第二巡回上诉法院此次作出的紧急裁决属于程序性决定，并未涉及特朗普对卡普兰法官命令上诉的实体问题。这意味着，虽然卡罗尔现在可以依法获取这笔近580万美元的资金，但上诉法院在后续的法律程序中，仍将对特朗普提出的上诉理由进行全面审理。如果上诉法院在未来的实体审判中推翻了卡普兰法官的命令，卡罗尔最终可能会被要求退还这笔已经发放的赔偿金。

The appeals court noted that its ruling on the emergency stay does not address the actual merits of Trump's appeal regarding Judge Kaplan's order. While the decision allows the immediate transfer of the nearly $5.8 million to Carroll, the appellate court will formally consider Trump's arguments to overturn the disbursement order at a later date. If Trump eventually succeeds in overturning the order, Carroll could potentially be ordered to return the distributed funds.

在周三早些时候作出的决定中，曼哈顿联邦地区法院法官刘易斯·卡普兰正式批准了E·简·卡罗尔的请求，下令释放已在法院托管账户中存放了三年的资金。这笔资金总额近580万美元，其中包括2023年5月陪审团裁决的500万美元赔偿金本金，以及自该案判决以来累计产生的约80万美元利息。尽管特朗普的律师在最后一刻提出了抗议，并在最近的法庭文件中表示希望将这笔钱继续保留在托管账户中，但卡普兰法官最终驳回了他们的要求，决定将资金发放给卡罗尔。

In his decision earlier on Wednesday, Manhattan federal District Judge Lewis Kaplan officially granted E. Jean Carroll's request to release the funds that had been held in a court-controlled escrow account for three years. The total disbursement amounts to nearly $5.8 million, which includes the original $5 million jury award and approximately $800,000 in accrued interest accumulated since the case was decided in 2023. Despite last-minute protests from Trump's lawyers, who argued in recent court filings that the money should remain in the court-controlled account, Judge Kaplan rejected their arguments and ordered the release of the funds.

这笔被下令释放的托管资金源于三年前的民事判决。当时，陪审团裁定特朗普对性虐待和诽谤卡罗尔负有法律责任，并判处其赔偿500万美元，其中200万美元用于性虐待赔偿，300万美元用于诽谤赔偿。卡罗尔及其律师团队在最近几天一直在寻求获取这笔资金。卡普兰法官此次批准了卡罗尔提出的缩短常规流程的申请，允许其以快于正常程序的时间表来接收这笔500万美元的赔偿金及数十万美元的应计利息。

The escrowed funds stem from the May 2023 civil jury verdict that found Trump civilly liable for sexual abuse and defamation, awarding Carroll $2 million for the sexual abuse claim and $3 million for the defamatory statements. Carroll and her legal team had been actively seeking the disbursement of these funds. In his ruling, Judge Kaplan granted Carroll's request for a faster-than-normal schedule to receive the $5 million in damages along with the hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest that had compiled over the years.

曼哈顿联邦地区法院法官刘易斯·卡普兰在周三签署的判决备忘录中，对唐纳德·特朗普在整个诉讼过程中的应对策略进行了严厉的批评。卡普兰法官在文件中明确指出，被告特朗普多年来一直在拖延此案。他强调，特朗普试图通过各种法律手段来推迟履行其法律义务，而这种长期的拖延行为已经持续了太久，不应再继续下去。

In his memorandum issued on Wednesday, Manhattan federal District Judge Lewis Kaplan leveled sharp criticism against Donald Trump's legal tactics throughout the litigation. Judge Kaplan wrote explicitly in his decision that the defendant had been stalling the case for years. He emphasized that Trump's persistent efforts to delay the resolution of the matter had gone on long enough and should no longer prevent the conclusion of the legal process.

卡普兰法官在备忘录中写道，现在已经是特朗普“主持公道”并支付判决赔偿的时候了。法官认为，鉴于陪审团早在三年前就已作出了裁决，且相关资金也已在法院托管账户中存放多年，特朗普应当立即履行其作为败诉方的责任，向原告E·简·卡罗尔支付其应得的近580万美元赔偿金及利息，而不是继续寻找借口来阻碍资金的释放。

Judge Kaplan stated in the memorandum that it was finally time for Trump to "do equity" and pay the judgment. The judge indicated that because the jury had reached its verdict years ago and the funds had remained in escrow, Trump must now fulfill his legal obligations. Kaplan concluded that rather than seeking further delays, Trump must allow the release of the nearly $5.8 million in damages and accrued interest to E. Jean Carroll.

这起诉讼源于2023年5月的民事判决，当时陪审团裁定唐纳德·特朗普对性虐待和诽谤E·简·卡罗尔负有法律责任，并判处其赔偿500万美元。其中，200万美元针对性虐待指控，300万美元针对诽谤言论。此后，特朗普对该判决提出上诉。然而，美国最高法院在2026年6月29日拒绝审理特朗普对该原判决的上诉，这一决定在当时似乎为这起长达数年的法律纠纷画上了句号。

The legal battle stems from the May 2023 civil jury verdict that found Donald Trump civilly liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages. This total included $2 million for the sexual abuse claim and $3 million for the defamatory statements. Following the verdict, Trump appealed the decision. However, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2026, refused to hear Trump's appeal of the original judgment, a move that at the time appeared to resolve the long-running legal dispute.

在最高法院于6月29日拒绝受理其上诉后，卡罗尔及其律师团队在随后几天内迅速采取行动，寻求加速获取这笔已被存放在法院托管账户中长达三年的资金。尽管特朗普随后请求最高法院重新考虑其决定，并于周二晚上提交文件，要求地方法院在最高法院再次作出裁决前暂停发放资金，但卡罗尔依然成功争取到了加速收款的程序，促成了卡普兰法官签署释放资金的命令。

Following the Supreme Court's refusal to hear the appeal on June 29, Carroll and her legal team actively sought to expedite the disbursement of the funds, which had been held in a court-controlled escrow account for three years. Although Trump subsequently asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision and filed a motion on Tuesday night arguing that the lower court should delay releasing the money until the high court ruled again, Carroll successfully pursued an expedited schedule, leading to Judge Kaplan's order to release the nearly $5.8 million.

尽管第二巡回上诉法院拒绝了特朗普的紧急暂缓执行申请，但这并不意味着该案的法律诉讼已完全终结。上诉法院在未来的程序中仍将审理特朗普对卡普兰法官拨款命令的上诉。如果上诉法院最终支持特朗普的诉求并推翻该命令，卡罗尔可能会被要求退还这笔已发放的近580万美元资金。这种潜在的法律变数意味着，虽然资金发放程序已经启动，但最终的归属仍需等待上诉法院对实体问题的审理结果。

Although the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Donald Trump's request for an emergency stay, the legal battle over the funds remains ongoing. The appellate court is scheduled to later consider the actual merits of Trump's appeal regarding Judge Kaplan's disbursement order. This subsequent review means that if the appeals court eventually decides to overturn the district judge's order, E. Jean Carroll could potentially be ordered to return the nearly $5.8 million she receives under the current ruling.

此外，特朗普在法律层面上依然拥有其他救济途径。他可以直接请求美国最高法院介入，并下令阻止该拨款命令的执行。尽管最高法院此前已拒绝审理其对原判决的上诉，但特朗普的律师团队仍在尝试通过各种途径寻求最高法院重新考虑其决定。在最高法院再次作出裁决或上诉法院完成对拨款命令的全面审理之前，双方围绕这笔巨额赔偿金的法律博弈预计仍将继续进行。

In addition to the pending appeal in the circuit court, Trump retains other legal avenues to contest the release of the money. He could still ask the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and block the execution of the disbursement order. While the high court previously declined to hear his appeal of the original verdict, Trump's legal team continues to seek a reconsideration of that decision, leaving open the possibility of further high-court filings as they attempt to halt the transfer of the damages and interest.