E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump and United States of America (poll added!)

[Uninformed]

The trial will run later than the normal 4:30 p.m. ET stop time if necessary to complete opening statements, Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated.

[/quote]

Tfg is supposedly due in Atkinson, New Hampshire, at 5 p.m. So I suppose he will be fashionably late

[Rolodex]

This is from InnerCityNews twitter feed:

OK, they're back - except, Trump is not at the defense table. A 3d of his lawyers starts speaking and --
Judge Kaplan: Are you a member of the bar of this court?
3d lawyer: No, I'm a member of the New York State bar
Judge Kaplan: Please sit down.
Jury entering!

Maybe we need to start a Judge Kaplan fan club.

[Kendra]

The trial will run later than the normal 4:30 p.m. ET stop time if necessary to complete opening statements, Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated.

Tfg is supposedly due in Atkinson, New Hampshire, at 5 p.m. So I suppose he will be fashionably late
[/quote]

I think I heard something on the teevee that he'd left the courtroom for the day?

[Volkonski]

Yep.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/ ... index.html

Donald Trump has departed the Manhattan federal courthouse and is on his way to a New Hampshire event ahead of next week's primary.

The former president voluntarily attended jury selection in a civil trial to decide how much money in damages, if any, he must pay E. Jean Carroll for his 2019 defamatory statements about her sexual assault allegations.

Trump has not indicated if he will attend Wednesday's session. He has announced he will miss Thursday's hearing due to the scheduled funeral of Melania Trump's mother.

[chancery]

This is from InnerCityNews twitter feed:

OK, they're back - except, Trump is not at the defense table. A 3d of his lawyers starts speaking and --
Judge Kaplan: Are you a member of the bar of this court?
3d lawyer: No, I'm a member of the New York State bar
Judge Kaplan: Please sit down.
Jury entering!

Maybe we need to start a Judge Kaplan fan club.

There's a docket entry from January 11 bouncing the motion of Peter Gabra, an associate in Habba's firm, for admission pro hac vice. He had included a certificate of good standing from the federal district court in New Jersey, but failed to include a certificate from the New Jersey Supreme Court. As I've mentioned before, the requirements for pro hac vice motions are pickier than one might think, and busted motions happen all the time, even to first-rate firms. But this was a stupid flub, and, more important, it's a bad look that they didn't fix it right away. And it's really disrespectful to try to participate without being admitted.

[Rolodex]

I'm just sad that shithead wasn't in the room to see it. He'd already left for NH.

OTOH I'm also glad I'm not a lawyer having to know all these rules. Thanks for the explainer!

[p0rtia]

Inner City Press's reporting from the first hour of the trial (pre jury selection) was telling, I thought. Habba making rude remarks to the judge, questioning everything, complaining that they didn't have instructions from the judge about such and such.

Oh for a timely transcript! (Yes, I know; transcripts don't grow on trees--I just believe that given the importance of these trials, an extra step should have been taken).

[bob]

My dude, getting barred in a home-state federal court is like the easiest thing.

[bill_g]

Kaplan is going to need the high capacity magazine for his DENINED! machine gun with these lawyers. I think Trump's legal team all cheated at playing Mother May I as kids.

[Maybenaut]

The immunity question may not have been premature, however. Interlocutory appeals do happen, but it is my understanding that there must be some urgency or other unusual circumstances.

And are most likely only to succeed if they’re filed by the government, and then usually only if the effect of the ruling would end the trial.

Had the appeals court ruled that the mango musolini did, indeed, have absolute immunity, would this not have ending the trial, at least until the plaintiffs could appeal to SCOTUS?

This is a civil case, so the government is not a party.

Yeah. I forgot this was a civil trial.

[RTH10260]

[Reality Check]

Day 2 has begun. Habba already made an ass of herself and got slapped down. Carroll is on the stand.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1747 ... 54438.html

OK- Day 2 of Carroll v. Trump 2d trial. Trump has entered the courtroom, seated in red tie at defense table with Alina Habba. Carroll will be the witness. Inner City Press will live tweet as it did 1st trial (incl in this book ) thread below
All rise!
Judge Kaplan: The delay this morning was caused by a transportation problem. Before the jury comes in, I have the following questions of law after yesterday's defense opening. Is mitigation of damages an affirmative defense? Is it waived?
Judge Kaplan: Is the defense even applicable to a defamation case? If so, which side has the burden of proof, and what must be proved to satisfy that burden. There is a NY Court of Appeals case, it is 226 NY1, Sun Printing - and App Div in Caine, find it
Habba: I would like to address what your Honor is recommending in writing overnight - you're proposing an instruction, right?
Judge Kaplan: I want briefs on Friday before 4pm.
Habba: My client & I wish to point out Ms. Carroll can sit in front of jurors every day
Habba: But my client has to choose between attending his mother in law's funeral --
Judge Kaplan: I have ruled. Sit down.
Habba: I don't like to be spoken to that why. Please refrain. I am asking for an adjournment for a funeral.
Judge Kaplan: Denied. Sit down.
Judge Kaplan: Bring in the jury.
Robbie Kaplan (RK): Plaintiff calls E. Jean Carroll.
RK: Where do you live?
Carroll: In upstate NY in the mountains, in a small cabin.
RK: Why are you here?
Carroll: Donald Trump abused then defamed me and shattered my reputation
RK: Has Mr. Trump continued to lie about you?
Carroll: He lied Sunday, and yesterday.
Habba: Objection - non responsive, and not at issue here.
Judge Kaplan: Certainly relevant to damages. Overruled.
RK: How was your reputation shattered?
Carroll: Yesterday on Twitter I saw, Hey lady, you're a fraud. Previously I was a columnist. Now I'm known as a wack job. People don't write to an advice columnist that's being attacked like this.

[Reality Check]

Cont'd:

RK: In the first case, what were your claims?
Carroll: Assault and defamation.
RK: When was the assault?
Carroll: 1996.
RK: How long did the trial last?
Carroll: 2 weeks.
RK: Who cross examined you?
Carroll: Joe Tacopina
Habba: Objection
Judge Kaplan: Substained.
RK: Where did you grow up?
Carroll: Indiana. My mother was a volunteer for the Republican Party
Habba: Objection, relevance.
Judge Kaplan: Background.
Habba: You ruled no politics
Judge Kaplan: Fair enough.
RK: How did your parents raise you?
Carroll: Small school house. They had 2 rules: smile and look on the bright side. I wanted to be a writer.
RK: Where'd you go to college?
Carroll: Indiana University. I was a cheerleader.
Carroll: I was nominated for a beauty pageant.
Another Trump lawyer: Objection
Judge Kaplan: Who said that? This is not tag team.
RK: How did you become a writer?
Carroll: After 20 years of negativity, I got my first piece accepted at age 46. I taught gym in Idaho
Carroll: I was found in the slush pile at Esquire. Then other doors opened. I wrote for Rolling Stone, New York
RK: Did you move to New York City?
Carroll: In 1980 or 1981. I said, I love it here. And I stayed.
RK: How'd you become an advice columnist?
Carroll: Elle gave me a column in 1993. People ask questions, my answers were published. Ask E Jean.
RK: What is this photo?
Carroll: This is me [in a loosely tied tie] Dec 1995
RK: What kind of questions did you get?
Carroll: The comedy and drama of life. Mostly, How do I get my husband to take my showers? And, How do I get my wife to let me get back in bed and off the couch. I had 80% women, 20% men. I broke with the past
Carroll: I was all about taking action. Lead an adventurous life. It was light hearted - but deeply serious. I had a TV show too.
RK: When:
Carroll: 1994 to 1996, then the channel I was on became MSNBC. My channel was started by Roger Ailes.
RK: Did you appear on other TV shows?
Carroll: Yes, GMA, The Bill Maher Show, Anderson Cooper, the shows that were on every day. I could be slotted in for four minutes
RK: How often were you on TV?
Carroll: Often
Habba: Objection - too broad
RK: Most recently?
Carroll: Today Show, weekly, 2015 to 2016.
RK: Have you written books?
Carroll: Five. A bio of Hunter Thompson. A book of essays. A memoir.
RK: This is "Female DIfficulties." Forgive me, but it looks a little dated.
Carroll: It's from 1983
RK: Put up the Hunter S. Thompson biography.
Carroll: He's the astonish journalist. I wrote it between 1991 and 1992, it was published in 1993. It was extremely well reviewed. The reviewers were all journalists and they all loved Hunter.
RK: And this book?
Carroll: It's about what women think --
Habba: Objection, vague. What women think --
Judge Kaplan: Ms. Habba, when you speak in this courtroom or any other courtroom you'll stand up
Carroll: Women were very blunt, in Alabama and Arkansas & Ohio - they were thrilled to talk to a journalist.
RK: When did you start writing it?
Carroll: 2017. It was published in 2019.
RK: Was Donald Trump initially on your list?
Carroll: No. But I was overwhelmed
RK: What did you say about Mr. Trump in that book?
Carroll: That we met outside of Bergdorf's... He asked me to help buy a gift. We went to the lingerie department
Judge Kaplan: Ms. Habba?
Habba: Objection. Already determined.
RK: How many pages about about Mr. Trump?
Carroll: Nine. Ms. Kaplan, may I have my glasses? They're in my purse. Good luck finding them in that bag
Habba: I object. This goes to the underlying facts.
RK: We can redact it further. They've had this a long time
Judge Kaplan: I'm advised that the version on the screen is not redacted.
RK: This is what Mr. Trump reacted to.
Judge Kaplan: Ms. Habba, what about that?
Habba: The president denied an allegation on the White House lawn from a reporter.
Habba: We can't ask her about the other men, that she claimed assaulted her.
Judge Kaplan: I don't get what you said but I'm going to sustain it anyway.
Habba: Move to strike.
Judge Kaplan: To strike what?
Madaio: Ms. Kaplan read it.
Judge Kaplan: Mr. Madaio...
RK: What an excerpt published?
Carroll: June 21, 2019 in New York Magazine.
RK: What time of day?
Carroll: The NYT was going to publish an article about the book, that caused NY Magazine to rush it out on Friday, in the afternoon. They jumped the gun
RK: Did the excerpt include the assault by Donald Trump?
Carroll: yes.
RK: Yesterday Ms. Habba talked about a five hour interval. Did the except include a denial?
Carroll: Yes, a denial from the White House
Habba: She is waiving the ability for me to cross examine
RK: Had you told anyone publicly the story about Mr. Trump?
Carroll: No.
RK: Did it factor in, that he was President?
Carroll: Yes. I went ahead and did it.
RK: Did you expect him to respond?
Carroll: I thought he'd say it was consensual.
RK: Is that what he did?
Carroll: No. He said my false accusation damaged the real victims of sexual assault, that is a lie
Habba: Objection
Judge Kaplan: On what ground? In one word
Habba: She is not a lawyer
Judge Kaplan: Overruled
RK: Have you paid dearly?
Carroll: Just about as dearly as it is possible to pay.
RK: What is this document?
Carroll: An announcement by the Office of the Press Secretary.
RK: Move to admit.
Judge Kaplan: Received.

[RTH10260]

I take some commenting of this case from skimming MTN.

One point raised is that Alina Habba is making an ass of herself. It was pointed out that federal courts stick much more to decorum than state courts. Her presentation raises eyebrows among the profession. Like addressing the court by Sir or by name rather than Your Honor. It was pointed out that according to her companies website their lawyers do not have expertise in the federal court system.

MTN mentioned that Carrolls lawyer presented and put on record to the jury all the social media postings, including the rants done in his name while sitting in the court room.

[p0rtia]

"Habba: She is waiving the ability for me to cross examine"

I assume by this she is saying: since Carroll is giving testimony about the White House denial of the rape, that means I can cross examine her (?) about whether or not the assault occurred? Or possibly: since Carroll is giving this testimony, TFG can testify that he didn't do it?

ETA: Habba's intent seems to be to literally testify herself (wrong on so many levels) while Carroll is being questioned. Reaching new heights for "speaking objection." Judge has slapped her down two, three times? Crazy.

[pipistrelle]

RK: Has Mr. Trump continued to lie about you?
Carroll: He lied Sunday, and yesterday.
Habba: Objection - non responsive, and not at issue here.

How is that nonresponsive?

[Kendra]

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/ ... index.html

Donald Trump has been in the courtroom Wednesday morning watching the testimony of E. Jean Carroll, shaking his head at one point when Carroll accused him of assaulting her and conversing with his attorneys while she testifies.

After the jury left the courtroom for a mid-morning break, one of Carroll’s attorneys, Shawn Crowley, told the judge Trump could be heard “loudly saying things” about Carroll’s testimony, like “it’s false” and “she’s gotten her memory back." Crowley said since it's loud enough for her to hear at the table two rows in front of Trump, she said it’s possible the jury could hear it, too.

On Wednesday morning, Trump entered the courtroom before Carroll, who was in an anteroom since she was going to be called as the first witness. He slung his winter coat onto the back of chair and sat down between his attorneys. As Carroll was called to the witness stand, there was no visible reaction from Trump, and she did not turn to look toward him.

When Carroll testified that Trump assaulted her, lied and shattered her reputation, Trump shook his head from side to side.

For most of the first hour of testimony, Trump was looking straightforward, passing notes to an attorney and leaning over to talk to his lead lawyer. He otherwise did not appear to gesticulate or make any other physical reaction to the testimony.

[Reality Check]

Inner City press cont'd:

Carroll: He said that numerous women had been paid to make false accusations about him and that these women did very well --
Habba: Objection
Judge Kaplan: Overruled.
Carroll: It was untrue. I was not paid.
RK: What about paying dearly?
Carroll: He said people like me should tread carefully -
Habba: Objection
Judge Kaplan: Overruled.
RK: What is the context of these statements by Mr. Trump?
Carroll: He's on his way to the helicopter, questions from journalists
RK: What's this from The Hill?
Carroll: It's partially about me.
Habba: Objection. It's not part of this case.
Judge Kaplan: Overruled...Jurors, this statement is not part of the application for damages.
RK: What's new here?
Carroll: It said, I'm not his type
Carroll: He said, I'm not his type. Meaning, I'm too ugly-
Habba: Objection - speculation.
Judge Kaplan: Overruled. You can cross examine.
Carroll: The president called me a liar 26 times. It ended the world I had been living in. I'm in a new world.
RK: What next?
Carroll: I was attacked. On Twitter. On Facebook. It was a new world.
RK: What is this?
Carroll: A Facebook chat, directed to me.
RK: Do you know the author?
Carroll: No. It was June 21, 2019, at 6:09 pm
RK: What is UCT?
Carroll: Universal time code
RK: What is this?
Carroll: A message on Facebook. The Monday, June 24, 2019.
RK: What does this person say?
Carroll: He talked about how ashamed I should be, I made it harder for the true victims of abuse.
RK: Did Donald Trump say that?
Carroll: Yes.
RK: How often do you receive such messages?
Carroll: Sometimes 100s a day.
RK: What are the themes?
Carroll: That, You are a liar... You hurt victims... You are ugly. Those are first three.
RK: And your motivations?
Habba: Objection. We were ordered not to discuss
Judge Kaplan: Sidebar
[Whispered sidebar ensues, then they're back]
RK: Let's start with messages calling you a liar.
Carroll: This is a Facebook chat. She says, She was not going to ask me for advice.
RK: This asks how much George Soros paid you. Who is he?
Carroll: A rich old man.
RK: Did you pay you?
Carroll: No.
RK: Do you know anyone at the DNC?
Carroll: No.
Habba: I will be addressing this on cross
Judge Kaplan: We'll see. I don't need announcements
Judge Kaplan: I make the rulings here.
Habba: I was just --
Judge Kaplan: Sit down.
RK: How many requests for advice did you get per month?
Carroll: Two hundred a month. Now only eight.
RK: Is this is good time for a morning break?
Judge Kaplan: Yes. 15 minutes.
[Thread will continue - during the above, in Menendez criminal case, Judge Stein has set a deadline for response to Inner City Press and NYT bids to unseal
Thread will continue below Image
With jury out
Carroll's Shawn Crowley: Ms. Habba has twice now mentioned other men - now she's brought up that Ms. Carroll received funding for this case. That was improper. And Mr. Trump has been loudly saying, She got her memory back
Judge Kaplan: Ms. Habba?
Habba: They asked her if she had funding, she said no. We know that she had funding.
Judge Kaplan: What about Mr. Trump being vocal in the presence of the jury?
Carroll's Shawn Crowley: We asked about funding from George Soros, not for this lawsuit
Habba: It's Reid Hoffman
Judge Kaplan: I'll consider what you said.
[Leaves bench. The "Trump vocalization" issue not addressed. Yet? Thread will continue.
They're back.
Judge Kaplan: Before the jury comes in, I'm just going to ask that Mr. Trump take special care to lower his voice when conferring with counsel so that the jury doesn't overhear it.
Jury entering!
[Now Trump whispering directly into Habba's ear]
RK: Ms. Carroll, what is this?
Carroll: My tweet before Mr. Trump's statement. My tweet was about taking a road trip. And this reply hits all the high spot - saying I'm psychologically messed up. And that's ugly and should avoid a mirror. I know I'm old but
RK: Did any of the messages you received accuse you of being promiscuous?
Carroll: Yes. This email was sent to me, and my publisher and my agent. It made me feel horrible.
RK: Did you receive some even more upsetting?
Carroll: They threatened to kill me
RK: How many threatened violence?
Carroll: Hundreds.
RK: What was the first time?
Carroll: Around 11:30 that night, I was in a cheap hotel on 10th Avenue. The room was small, there was no desk, just a board you flapped down - I went to Twitter for breaking news
Carroll: On Twitter I saw, You lying scumbag - so I went to my Ask E Jean website, looking for support - there was a lovely email saying You Go Girl but the next one, I thought I was going to get shot. I couldn't get the curtain closed
Carroll: There was a message with a photo of a woman who had obviously been murdered, there was blood on her neck-
Habba: Objection, inflammatory
Judge Kaplan: Sustained.
Carroll: I hit delete, delete. I couldn't help myself. I went back to Twitter

[Kendra]

Habba: I will be addressing this on cross
Judge Kaplan: We'll see. I don't need announcements
Judge Kaplan: I make the rulings here.
Habba: I was just --
Judge Kaplan: Sit down.

Thank you RC for the awesome coverage

[Rolodex]

I swanee I don't know how he keeps up tweeting so fast, pretty much verbatim?

Anyway:

Carroll: He said that numerous women had been paid to make false accusations about him and that these women did very well --
Habba: Objection
Judge Kaplan: Overruled.
Carroll: It was untrue. I was not paid.
RK: What about paying dearly?
Carroll: He said people like me should tread carefully -
Habba: Objection
Judge Kaplan: Overruled.
RK: What is the context of these statements by Mr. Trump?

When Carroll is interrupted by Habba for an objection, after the judge overrules it, her attorney seems to just move on. Is there a reason she doesn't ask again so Carroll can answer fully? Like, "...that these women did very well..." I'd like to know what that means or what Carroll assumes tfg means by that.
"He said people like me should tread carefully" Kaplan just goes to another question after the objection is overruled. Why would she not follow up with "people like me" what does that mean and what does "tread carefully" mean.

[p0rtia]

RK: Has Mr. Trump continued to lie about you?
Carroll: He lied Sunday, and yesterday.
Habba: Objection - non responsive, and not at issue here.

How is that nonresponsive?

IANAL but I'm following this case pretty closely, and based on Habba's opening, I believe her point is that: since fuckhead is not supposed to be able to deny the assault under testimony, but only discuss his motivation the things he said about her, the issue of the assault must be off the table, with only the defamation motivation up for testimony--so she is saying her, "this is non-responsive to the issue that is being allowed."

I've been thinking that the mentions of the assault on direct were a surprise to Habba, based on her various objections. So not prepared....

[p0rtia]

Habba is going nuts as Robbie Kaplan questions Carroll about all the harrassment TFG has been engaging in since the first trial.

In her opening, Habba said that "all of this" is about "two statements" that TFG made in 2019. She presented the trial as if it was ridiculous to blame TFG for all the harrassment, when he had only made "two little statements." At the time, I wondered if she'd read any of the filings since the first case, when it was clear that every damn word TFG has ever said was going to be brought into this case as part of punitive damages.

I don't wonder any more. It's clear she didn't have a clue.

[Rolodex]

Judge Kaplan has shithead's number:

[p0rtia]

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[Reality Check]

Inner City Press part 4:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1747 ... 1705515316

RK: Did you sleep a lot that night?
Carroll: No, because of the window. I didn't sleep until six or seven in the morning.
RK: What is this?
Carroll: A Facebook message to me... "Dishonest treasonous lemmings," it describes how I should die.
RK: Prior to June 2019 had any reader ever accused you of being a pedophile, or a Satan worshipping Nazi?
Carroll: No.
RK: What's this?
Carroll: A Facebook message, a day after last year's trial. They want me murdered, they say
[On the screen for jurors: a message incl "no lube"] Carroll: I'm sorry that people in this courtroom have to see these images (sobs)
RK: Some of these were posted on public media sites- but the threats of violence were sent to you privately, right?
Carroll: Yes
RK: Why didn't you delete your social media accounts?
Carroll: My favorite journalists are on social media - to not be on it, as a writer, would be oblivion.
RK: Did you ever come to regret coming forward about Mr. Trump in light of these messages?
Carroll: Only momentarily. I'm glad I took action.
RK: What steps have you taken to protect yourself?
Carroll: I let my pitbull off his leash. I put in an electronic fence
Carroll: I bought bullets for the gun I inherited from my father. I keep it by my bed
RK: And driving?
Carroll: I pay attention to who's behind me. When I run errands, I look to see who is around. At the grocery I had a filled cart and I see a man in a brown shirt
Carroll: Back at my home, I realized I left my groceries back at the store.
RK: Do you have personal security with you at this trial?
Carroll: Yes.
RK: Would you like more?
Carroll: I can't afford it.
RK: Do you tell your friends about the threats?
Carroll: No. What can they do? I stay cheery.
RK: Who is Lisa Birnbach?
Carroll: My friend of more than 30 years.
RK: What did you told, the night in the small hotel room?
Carroll: That I was Fine as wine
RK: What's this?
Carroll: My texts with Carol Martin and her daughter.
RK: Who is Carol Martin?
Carroll: The breakthrough Black newswoman.
RK: You told her there were no security concerns - was that true?
Carroll: I didn't want them to worry
RK: Did you promote your book - switching gears, sorry
Carroll: I did 4 TV interviews. & 4 or 5 podcasts
RK: What did you talk about?
Carroll: The journalists wanted to hear about President Trump. I saw that the book was not selling - so I tried to talk about it
RK: Were you buoyant, as it said in this interview with Keziah Weir?
Carroll: That's the public E. Jean
How Has E. Jean Carroll’s Life Been Since Accusing Donald Trump? “Fabulous. Buoyant.”
It’s been a week since the longtime advice columnist accused Donald Trump of attacking her. In a wide-ranging interview, the author discusses how she decided to go public, the support of her friends, …
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/0 ... nald-trump
RK: What was this talking tour?
Carroll: There are many tours in New York, Edgar Allan Poe
Judge Kaplan: What about this tour?
Carroll: It was in front of Trump Tower
[book(let) cover

RK: When did you decide to sue?
Carroll: I was at a party with George Conway. He took me aside. He had an iPad. He explained the difference between a criminal case and a civil case. He took me through the steps. He said he could suggest an attorney
Carroll: A day later he sent me a recommendation.
RK: For whom?
Carroll: For yourself, Robbie Kaplan.
RK: What is this?
Carroll: A photo of us waiting to go up to your office to listen to our argument at the 2d Circuit Court of Appeals
RK: What is this?
Carroll: My personal website.
RK: You're posting an article about your case - why?
Carroll: Donald Trump keeps lying about me. I want people to know what is happening.
RK: What's this?
Carroll: Me on Rachel Maddow
RK: During the first trial was there a hullaballoo getting in and out of the courthouse?
Carroll: Yes
[And yesterday: video
RK: It was said yesterday that you paid for a documentary-
Habba: Objection.
Judge Kaplan: On what ground?
Habba: That's not what I said. It misrepresents.
RK: Did you ever pay to have a documentary made?
Carroll: No.
RK: What is this?
Carroll: Something Donald Trump put on Truth Social. By then I thought I was rebuilding, I had started a new Substack -
Judge Kaplan: What did you do?
Carroll: This was a statement I made about the last trial.
Habba: Objection - it's the last trial
Judge Kaplan: There are no damages being sought for this. But you may answer.
Carroll: This statement by the president called me a hoax
Carroll: I thought I'd get my reputation back after winning the first trial. But Donald Trump went on TV-
Habba: Objection. This is not part of this case
Judge Kaplan: No speeches, just one word. Overruled.
RK: We got interrupted mid-answer.
Carroll: He lied again
Carroll: Right after the trial he went on CNN Town Hall and lied again.
RW: What is this?
Carroll: A Truth Social about me. A video posted by Donald Trump.
Habba: We will be-
Judge Kaplan: No announcements.
Habba: Objection, the whole video should be played
Judge Kaplan: No one's proposed anything else. Sit down. This is the transcript.
RK: What was this posted on Truth Social?
Carroll: The day after the trial.
RK: Let's play it.
[Trump: I have no idea who this woman is... the greatest witchhunt of all time]
RW: Who's the woman Mr. Trump is referring to?
Carroll: Me. And Donald Trump was raising money --
Habba: Objection. That is complete speculation
Judge Kaplan: The answer is stricken.
RW: Let's turn to the Town Hall -
Judge Kaplan: Who much more?
RW: 20 minutes.
Judge Kaplan: We'll break here. 1:45.
Jury leaves.
Shawn Crowley: The defendant has been making statements we can hear. He said, It really is a con job, it is a witch hunt. Remind him
Judge Kaplan: Mr. Trump has the right to be present here. That right can be forfeited if he is disruptive, which has been reported to me, and if he disregards court orders.
Judge Kaplan: Mr. Trump, I hope I don't have to exclude you from the trial. I understand you are eager for me to do that. Control yourself.
[Judge Kaplan leaves the bench]
Book:
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