Former President Donald Trump turned up in Manhattan federal court Wednesday for a second day in a row, as a jury is considering how much he must pay in damages to E. Jean Carroll, after he was found liable last year of both defaming the magazine writer in 2022, and sexually abusing her in the ’90s.
The jury in that first trial in this case cleared the ex-commander-in-chief of Carroll’s rape claim.
Wednesday morning, Trump, 77, sported odd red marks on his right hand as he waved while leaving Trump Tower.
They had mysteriously disappeared by the time he got to the courtroom, where he muttered running commentary to his lawyers within earshot of the jury as his accuser testified against him.
Carroll, who is seeking $10 million in damages, was the first witness to testify in her case against the real estate tycoon — coming face to face with him for the first time in court.
After Judge Lewis Kaplan scolded Trump twice for loudly ripping his sex abuse accuser while she was on the stand, the judge threatened, “I hope I don’t have to consider excluding you from the trial. I understand you are very eager for me to do that.”
“I would love it. I would love it,” Trump taunted, cutting the judge off and throwing his hands in the air.
“I know you would like that, because you just can’t control yourself in this circumstance, apparently,” the judge said.
“You can’t either,” Trump shot back.
The ex-prez will not be in court Thursday, when his lawyers will resume questioning Carroll.
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