A New York federal judge on Wednesday accused former President Donald Trump of “causing confusion” during a defamation trial to determine how much she was liable for in libel against author E. Jean Carroll, who accused her of rape. He threatened to kick me out.
“Mr. And if he ignores the court's orders, Mr. Trump, I hope we don't have to consider removing you from the trial,” U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said Wednesday. He said: According to CNN.
“I understand that you probably want me to do that,” the judge continued.
“I hope you like it.Mr. Trump reportedly replied: to some outlets.
“You would,” Kaplan retorted. “It seems like I can't control myself in this situation.”
“Neither can you,” Trump tweeted, according to the Associated Press.
The judge warned Trump that Trump had ignored the judge's order to “lower his voice” and was trying to make the jury hear the trial, calling it a “witch hunt” and a “fraudster.” This came after Carroll's lawyer accused him of continuing to speak out about the incident. work. “
Earlier in the day, Trump had made comments suggesting that Carroll was lying about the assault and seemed to have “recovered her memory,” said Carroll's attorney, Sean Crowley.
Carroll claims that Trump forced himself on her in a dressing room at an upscale department store after a chance meeting in 1996. After she went public with this story in her 2019 memoir, she says President Trump undermined her integrity in public and her motivation for coming forward.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and said he has never met her and nothing happened between them.
The previous trial in the case took place in May last year, in which a jury found that Trump sexually abused and slandered Carroll, but that the columnist's claims that the former president raped her were not proven. It was determined that it was not. Mr. Trump did not attend the trial, which ended with a judgment awarding Mr. Carroll $5 million in damages.
Carroll is currently seeking approximately $10 million in compensatory damages and millions more in punitive damages.
Trump has used legal battles to boost his standing in the Republican presidential primary. During his months-long fraud trial, also held in New York, the former president frequently gave stump speeches from the courthouse hallway and raised money with his court appearances. He also clashed with the judge in the case, accusing him of being a “Trump hater” and politically biased.
Trump comfortably won the Iowa caucuses this week and heads into next week's New Hampshire primary as the favorite. He is also ahead of President Biden in various national polls.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
This article was updated at 1:53 p.m.
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