Ledger · 2016 campaign · № 92

'All of these liars will be sued after the election is over'

Never delivered
“Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. Total fabrication. The events never happened. Never. All of these liars will be sued after the election is over.”
Promised
, 'Closing argument' and first-100-days speech, Eisenhower Hotel, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Stated deadline
“after the election is over (17 days away)” → November 8, 2016
Overdue by
9 years, 10 months as of September 22, 2026
Topic
Justice & the courts
Era
2016 campaign

What happened

He never sued a single accuser. The litigation ran the other way: E. Jean Carroll sued him and juries awarded her $5 million on May 9, 2023 and $83.3 million on January 26, 2024. Summer Zervos's suit was dropped in 2021 after Trump issued a statement.

Sources

  1. Donald Trump Vows to Sue Sexual Assault Accusers, Lays Out Plan for First 100 Days in Office ABC News, Oct 22, 2016
  2. Trump vows to sue female accusers PBS NewsHour, Oct 22, 2016