New Delhi, July 15 -- E Jean Carroll, the writer who sued US President Donald Trump over claims of sexual abuse and defamation, has received $5.6 million that a jury awarded her following her lawsuit.

The payment, which included a $5 million jury award and interest, was made on Monday (local time) from an account where it had been held in escrow since the 2023 verdict, AP reported, citing court records. The payment was confirmed on Tuesday by Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan.

In a statement, her lawyer wrote, "We are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment." Later, Carroll wrote on her Substack that "the eagle has landed."

A jury determined that Trump sexually assaulted Carroll in a dressing room at a luxury departm...