Washington DC - President Donald Trump was recently hit with a major legal blow after the Supreme Court turned down his request to hear his appeal against writer E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit.

On Monday, the court issued the ruling without giving any explanation, officially putting an end to the years-long case and forcing Trump to remain legally responsible for paying the $5 million he was ordered to pay Carroll.

Carroll filed her suit during Trump's first term in office, alleging he sexually abused her in the dressing room of a department store in the 1990s.

In 2023, the jury in the case ruled that Trump did abuse and defame Carroll and handed him the hefty judgment.

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Last November, the president asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the case, arguing Carroll's allegations were "implausible" and "unsubstantiated."

In a separate case, Trump was found liable for defaming Carroll a second time immediately after losing the first case, and was ordered to pay an astounding $83.3 million.

He asked the court dismiss that case in May, but has yet to receive a response.

Trump has also attempted to change the defendant of the cases from himself to the US government, so that the court could rule he has presidential "immunity" that would save him from having to pay the judgments.