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19. He can't 'balk" The money is no longer his property. It is the property of the court.

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 11:35 AM

Jul 5

And the court will decide whether to release the funds to Carroll now or whether there is reason not to do so. This is spelled out in the 2023 agreement between Carroll and Trump providing for the deposit of $5+ million dollars into a "registry" controlled by the court. That agreement expressly states that the funds are the property of the court, not Trump. It also expressly requires either a motion to the court or a stipulation of the parties. Trump, obviously, is not stipulating to the release of the funds, so Carroll has filed a motion. And under the rules of the court, Trump is entitled to file a response to that motion. Ordinarily, that response would be due in 14 days, but Carroll sought, and over Trump's objection, obtained an order reducing the time for Trump to respond from 14 days to 7 days. So Trump has to respond by July 7 and at that point, the judge can decide whether or not the funds should be released to Carroll or whether there is any reason not to do so at this time.

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Judge rejects Trump bid to delay $5.8M payment to E. Jean Carroll [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 4 OP

Good for Judge Kaplan! greatauntoftriplets Jul 4 #1

Just release the money to her... Enter stage left Jul 4 #2

Not what the agreement between Carroll and Trump provides onenote Jul 5 #21

Sell some more crypto underpants Jul 4 #3

If he balks, sue his ass for a third time! Chasstev365 Jul 4 #4

He can't 'balk" The money is no longer his property. It is the property of the court. onenote Jul 5 #19

He's illegally grifted BILLIONS over the last two years, and here he is losing his shit over 5 mil? Karasu Jul 4 #5

Thank you Judge Kaplan! FakeNoose Jul 4 #6

Deadbeat. Always has been, always will be. mpcamb Jul 4 #7

I like the way you think. CBHagman Jul 4 #9

After tRump pays her the money BWdem4life Jul 4 #8

I don't understand. If there's a bond there, then it needs to be called. hamsterjill Jul 4 #10

It is not a bond. The money is held by the Court in a "registry" and is the property of the Court. onenote Jul 5 #16

Thank you. hamsterjill Jul 5 #20

Something hopeful to celebrate on this otherwise cheerless 4th of July. love_katz Jul 5 #11

So, now he has to "respond" again, by the 7th.. Escape Jul 5 #12

So, why hasn't the judgement been paid yet? Hugin Jul 5 #13

The "rich" gangster keeps on destroying the Justice system... Justice matters. Jul 5 #14

Because of the terms of the agreement that Carroll and Trump entered into in 2023 onenote Jul 5 #18

Thanks for the lengthy and convoluted explanation of the situation. Hugin Jul 5 #22

No one forced Carroll to agree to it. But if she hadn't she risked having a court stay the reward. onenote Jul 5 #23

Carroll's, "request" Bayard Jul 5 #15

Paying up will be an admission that he lost and is guilty, it's not just the money andym Jul 5 #17