Someone Finally Made Trump Pay for a Lifetime of Mistreating Women

Politics It’s not nearly enough, but for once, it’s not nothing. July 16, 20265:35 AM Adam Gray/Reuters Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It’s a little bit of good news in an otherwise bleak landscape for feminists: Donald Trump has finally paid E. Jean Carroll after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation, and ordered the president to pay her $5 million. After appeals and delays, that sum has accrued interest, and finally, $5.625 million was delivered to Carroll’s account. Trump has denied Carroll’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her in a department store changing room, calling it “a Hoax and a lie.” But a jury disagreed, and the courts have upheld their decision. Carroll’s cl