US President Donald Trump has reportedly asked the Supreme Court to overturn a verdict that ruled he sexually abused and defamed a woman over an incident in the 90s.
A jury found Mr Trump had sexually abused E Jean Carroll, a writer, in the 1990s in a change room of a department store.
Mr Trump has adamantly denied the allegations since the case was first introduced; however, he had been ordered to pay $US83.3m across two trials by a judge after jury verdicts were reached.
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A Supreme Court petition has reportedly now been submitted by the US President’s legal team, however, paperwork has not yet been made public.
The Hill, a US political news outlet, claims to have seen a copy of the filing, alleging that it says Ms Caroll’s claims are “facially implausible, politically motivated allegations”.
Ms Carroll didn’t go public with her claims until after Mr Trump won the 2016 US presidential election.
After he denied her claims, the writer sued the then-incumbent US President for defamation.
“Carroll waited more than 20 years to falsely accuse Donald Trump, who she politically opposes, until after he became the 45th President, when she could maximise political injury to him and profit for herself,” the petition reads according to The Hill.
Mr Trump, The White House or Ms Caroll are yet to comments on reports of the Supreme Court request by Mr Trump’s legal team.