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| E Jean Carroll: Fiery exchanges mark day two of Donald Trump's defamation case | |
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| Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to kick Donald Trump out of court after he was overheard loudly criticising E Jean Carroll's testimony | Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to kick Donald Trump out of court after he was overheard loudly criticising E Jean Carroll's testimony |
| Donald Trump's lawyers accused E Jean Carroll of courting publicity, as she said her reputation was "shattered" after accusing him of sexual assault in the 1990s. | |
| The second day of the civil defamation trial featured several fiery exchanges. | |
| At one point, the judge threatened to kick Mr Trump out of court after he was overheard criticising her testimony. | |
| A jury found Mr Trump liable for sexually abusing Ms Carroll last year, but he continues to deny the claim. | |
| He was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, though not for rape, and Ms Carroll was awarded $5m. That trial was based on his 2022 remarks that her story was a "con job" and a "hoax". | |
| The current case focuses on different remarks - which the judge has already ruled were defamatory - that Mr Trump made while he was president in 2019, when he called her allegation "totally false". | The current case focuses on different remarks - which the judge has already ruled were defamatory - that Mr Trump made while he was president in 2019, when he called her allegation "totally false". |
| This second trial will determine additional damages. | This second trial will determine additional damages. |
| Trump 'unleashed' followers on Carroll, says lawyer | Trump 'unleashed' followers on Carroll, says lawyer |
| Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY store | Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY store |
| The key moments from Trump's civil rape trial | The key moments from Trump's civil rape trial |
| In 2019, Ms Carroll alleged Mr Trump forced himself on her after a chance encounter decades earlier inside the luxury Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan. | In 2019, Ms Carroll alleged Mr Trump forced himself on her after a chance encounter decades earlier inside the luxury Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan. |
| On Wednesday, he looked on in court as the former advice columnist for Elle Magazine took the stand as the trial's first witness. | |
| "I am here because Donald Trump assaulted me, and when I wrote about it, he said it never happened," Ms Carroll, 80, said. "He lied, and it shattered my reputation." | "I am here because Donald Trump assaulted me, and when I wrote about it, he said it never happened," Ms Carroll, 80, said. "He lied, and it shattered my reputation." |
| After building a 50-year career as a journalist, she told the court: "now I'm known as a liar, a fraud and a whack job". | |
| "I am here to get my reputation back and to stop him from telling lies about me." | "I am here to get my reputation back and to stop him from telling lies about me." |
| E Jean Carroll told the court Trump "lied, and it shattered my reputation" | E Jean Carroll told the court Trump "lied, and it shattered my reputation" |
| Lawyers for Ms Carroll displayed a series of death threats, rape threats and insults she says she has received since coming forward. | Lawyers for Ms Carroll displayed a series of death threats, rape threats and insults she says she has received since coming forward. |
| One message told her to "stick a gun in your mouth and pull the trigger", while another called her a "Satan worshipping Nazi" - abuse, she said, that left her fearful. | One message told her to "stick a gun in your mouth and pull the trigger", while another called her a "Satan worshipping Nazi" - abuse, she said, that left her fearful. |
| In the light of these safety concerns, Ms Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, asked her client about a photo showing her smiling next to a man in a rubber Trump mask as she walked past Trump Tower in Manhattan. | In the light of these safety concerns, Ms Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, asked her client about a photo showing her smiling next to a man in a rubber Trump mask as she walked past Trump Tower in Manhattan. |
| Ms Carroll said she felt safe there because of the large police presence. | Ms Carroll said she felt safe there because of the large police presence. |
| Sitting two rows back with his legal team, Mr Trump listened intently, staring at Ms Carroll and shaking his head at one point. | Sitting two rows back with his legal team, Mr Trump listened intently, staring at Ms Carroll and shaking his head at one point. |
| During cross-examination, his lawyers went on the attack. Alina Habba - Mr Trump's attorney - tried to make the case that Ms Carroll wanted fame, citing her multiple television and podcast appearances to talk about her book and the allegations. | |
| She said Ms Carroll continues to give interviews - which were about the case she won last year. "After all those appearances, you want to gain more publicity don't you?" Ms Habba asked. | |
| Ms Carroll responded that she had her fill of that, adding that she did not like saying Mr Trump's name but interviewers always wanted to ask about him. Ms Habba called that into question, citing her multiple interviews. | |
| Watch: Trump confuses his wife with E Jean Carroll | Watch: Trump confuses his wife with E Jean Carroll |
| Watch: Trump confuses his wife with E Jean Carroll | Watch: Trump confuses his wife with E Jean Carroll |
| Wednesday's proceedings were also marked by tension between Mr Trump, his legal team, and the judge. | |
| When jurors were released for a morning break, the plaintiff's attorney said Mr Trump could be overheard "loudly saying things", including "it's a witch hunt" and "she's gotten her memory back". | When jurors were released for a morning break, the plaintiff's attorney said Mr Trump could be overheard "loudly saying things", including "it's a witch hunt" and "she's gotten her memory back". |
| Judge Lewis Kaplan (no relation to Ms Carroll's attorney) issued a warning that Mr Trump "take special care to keep his voice down when he's conferring with counsel so that the jury does not overhear". | Judge Lewis Kaplan (no relation to Ms Carroll's attorney) issued a warning that Mr Trump "take special care to keep his voice down when he's conferring with counsel so that the jury does not overhear". |
| "Mr Trump," said the judge, "I hope I don't have to consider excluding you from the trial. I understand you're probably eager for me to do that." | "Mr Trump," said the judge, "I hope I don't have to consider excluding you from the trial. I understand you're probably eager for me to do that." |
| "I would love it," the former president replied with a shrug, according to reporters in court. | "I would love it," the former president replied with a shrug, according to reporters in court. |
| In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump later assailed the "abusive, rude, and obviously not impartial" judge, saying he "suffers from a major case of Trump Derangement Syndrome". | In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump later assailed the "abusive, rude, and obviously not impartial" judge, saying he "suffers from a major case of Trump Derangement Syndrome". |
| Trump attorney Alina Habba clashed repeatedly with the judge on Wednesday | Trump attorney Alina Habba clashed repeatedly with the judge on Wednesday |
| As the court returned for its afternoon session, the Trump team asked Judge Kaplan, a Clinton appointee, to recuse himself for "general hostility toward the defence". The motion was denied. | As the court returned for its afternoon session, the Trump team asked Judge Kaplan, a Clinton appointee, to recuse himself for "general hostility toward the defence". The motion was denied. |
| Ms Habba also repeatedly clashed with the judge. | |
| She asked for the trial to be delayed so Mr Trump can attend his mother-in-law's funeral on Thursday, saying it would be "insanely prejudicial" to have him sit in court. | She asked for the trial to be delayed so Mr Trump can attend his mother-in-law's funeral on Thursday, saying it would be "insanely prejudicial" to have him sit in court. |
| "The application is denied. I will hear no further argument on it," Judge Kaplan said. "None. Do you understand that word? None." | "The application is denied. I will hear no further argument on it," Judge Kaplan said. "None. Do you understand that word? None." |
| Judge Kaplan had already ruled that he would not delay the trial on Thursday, and has noted Mr Trump's maintains the right to be at court that day. | |
| Though Mr Trump was deposed in the earlier trial, he did not attend in person or testify, both of which he is doing voluntarily in these proceedings. He is expected to take the stand on Monday. | Though Mr Trump was deposed in the earlier trial, he did not attend in person or testify, both of which he is doing voluntarily in these proceedings. He is expected to take the stand on Monday. |
| Speaking after the trial, Mr Trump fumed at the refusal, calling Judge Kaplan "a nasty man". | |
| "He's a Trump hating guy," the ex-president went on. "It's a disgrace frankly, what's happening. It's a disgrace, [he] happens to be a [President] Clinton appointment, but I'm sure that has nothing to do with it." | |
| Mr Trump, who also faces 91 felony charges across four criminal cases this year and is awaiting judgement in a New York civil fraud trial, is currently the Republican frontrunner for president. | Mr Trump, who also faces 91 felony charges across four criminal cases this year and is awaiting judgement in a New York civil fraud trial, is currently the Republican frontrunner for president. |
| On Monday, he scored a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, the first of the state-by-state votes in the race to become the Republican party's White House candidate. | On Monday, he scored a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses, the first of the state-by-state votes in the race to become the Republican party's White House candidate. |
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