New York, New York - An Appeals Court has ruled to uphold the verdict in writer E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault trial against President-elect Donald Trump.

In a decision released on Monday, the Second US Circuit Court of Appeals argued that Trump "has not demonstrated that the district court erred in any of the challenged rulings."

"Further, he has not carried his burden to show that any claimed error or combination of claimed errors affected his substantial rights as required to warrant a new trial."

In May 2023, a jury found that Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll, and he was ordered to pay her $5 million.

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The incoming president and his legal team have tried repeatedly to have the ruling overturned – to no avail.

In their most recent effort, attorneys argued Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw the case, should not have allowed testimony from the two women – Jessica Leeds and Natasha Stoynoff – who also claimed they were sexually assaulted by Trump.

They also argued that the infamous Access Hollywood tape, in which Trump brags about grabbing women's genitals, should not have been allowed to be used as evidence in the trial.

The court said both were admissible to the trial, as they demonstrated "evidence of a pattern" to Trump's behavior.

Carroll also won another lawsuit back in March, in which Trump was ordered to pay her $83.3 million after he was found civilly liable for defaming her a second time.

In response to the appeal court's ruling, her attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement that she and her client are "gratified by today's decision."

Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung vowed that the case will "continue to be appealed" and called for an end to "political weaponization of our justice system."