Trump Disrupts E. Jean Carroll's Testimony, Calls Judge 'Nasty Guy'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

90% : Trump responded, "I would love it.
55% : If Wednesday's events are any indicator, it looks like Trump is taking this same all-caps outlook to the courtroom this week.
48% : "All of this is pretty standard behavior from Trump, who characterizes any amount of accountability for his actions as a "witch hunt" and famously relishes a good social media takedown.
39% : Shortly after this exchange, Habba called for a mistrial because Carroll said she'd deleted death threats she received from Trump supporters and couldn't provide them.
35% : This latest trial comes after Trump was already found liable in May for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll over comments from 2022, incurring a $5 million verdict.
33% : NBC reports that Trump was "vocal throughout Carroll's testimony so far, even slamming the table in anger at one point."
33% : He then addressed Trump directly: "Mr. Trump, I hope I don't have to consider excluding you from the trial.
28% : None of this bickering and the perpetual nastiness and immaturity of a 77-year-old man should detract from the important testimony Carroll provided Wednesday on the severe trauma and reputational damage she accuses Trump of inflicting on her.
27% : Trump was in attendance Wednesday for Carroll's testimony, though he did not testify, and his presence in the courtroom was about as bitter and disruptive as you'd expect.
26% : Trump has also reportedly been complaining loudly, saying "Carroll's statements are false," calling the trial a "witch hunt," angrily shaking his head, and making disparaging comments like "now she seems to have gotten her memory back" throughout her testimony -- all while sitting within earshot of the jury.
21% : Just as the trial picked up after a lunch break, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to have Trump removed.
21% : Shortly after Kaplan threatened to have Trump removed, the former president posted about the exchange on Truth Social, diagnosing Kaplan with "a major case of Trump Derangement Syndrome."
20% : In May, the jury found Trump civilly liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of Carroll within three hours of deliberation.
15% : The jury will decide how much Trump owes Carroll in damages for defaming her by calling her a liar in 2019 while he was president.
8% : She testified that she still receives hateful and frightening messages from Trump's supporters to this day, accusing her of being a liar or disparaging her appearance, as Trump himself did.
6% : When Kaplan directed Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, to sit down, Trump could be heard calling Kaplan a "nasty guy."

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