Trump denied extra time on $5.8M Carroll payment amid Kaplan ethics filing
New lawyer plea collides with complaint over $7M Epstein-linked funding for the lawsuit
After Supreme Court cert denial, Trump requested more time to pay E Jean Carroll $5.8M citing new counsel; the judge refused. Separately an ethics complaint alleges Roberta Kaplan concealed a $7M Epstein-tied payout used to finance the case.
Why these scores — Court records confirm the extension denial and cert refusal. The ethics complaint is sourced to @RobGouveiaEsq but remains an allegation without bar ruling. @rparloff supplies the procedural detail on the delay request. No bot signatures detected; volume driven by legal-watch accounts rather than coordinated amplification.
A judge just told Trump no on the extra weeks he wanted before wiring Carroll her $5.8 million. The request rested on one simple claim: the new attorney needed calendar time to review the file.
The counter-move arrived fast. An ethics filing targets Kaplan for allegedly routing an Epstein-connected $7 million sum into the litigation without disclosure. The complaint sits at the state bar level and has not been adjudicated.
Both filings are public docket items. One is a routine extension motion that got rejected; the other is an unproven ethics allegation that uses a high-profile donor name to raise questions about case financing.
Trump's team says a fresh attorney cannot responsibly meet the payment deadline without time to master the record and any remaining options.
- @rparloff✓ verified“Trump asks for more time before paying; new attorney needs to get up to speed”
The ethics complaint asserts Kaplan failed to disclose a $7M Epstein-linked transfer that bankrolled the Carroll lawsuit, calling for professional review.
- @RobGouveiaEsq✓ verified“Ethics complaint targets Roberta Kaplan for hiding $7M Epstein-linked payout to bankroll Carroll lawsuit”
Read it straight — Read the actual extension motion and the ethics complaint text side by side on the court docket before accepting either framing.