E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: Trump walks out during closings

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81% : ""I understand you are probably very eager for me to do that," the judge added, to which Trump threw his up his arms and said, "I would love it, I would love it.""I know you would, because you can't control yourself in this circumstance," Kaplan replied.
69% : "We would have assumed that for a trial like this, it's not an emergency in terms of timing, the judge would have been very nice, and they would let me go because I want to be at every trial day," Trump told reporters after court yesterday, calling Kaplan a "radical Trump hater.
66% : One woman appeared to smile upon recognizing Trump.
65% : "I thought deleting them was the smartest, best, quickest way to get it out of my life.
60% : I thought deleting them was the easiest way to get them out of my life.
60% : His attorney suggested Trump would return to court for at least part of tomorrow's proceedings, when E. Jean Carroll is expected to be the first witness.
58% : However, when Carroll takes the stand to testify this morning, she will speak directly in front of the counsel table where Trump is seated.
56% : Jurors are expected to begin deliberations today after attorneys for Trump and E. Jean Carroll deliver their closings.
56% : Trump turned to look at those who answered in the affirmative.
54% : If Donald Trump takes the stand as expected today, the judge in the case is likely to closely supervise his testimony based on the ground rules the judge has laid down for the trial.
53% : And I entered a new world," Carroll responded as Trump sat at the defense table.
52% : Jan 16, 11:23 AMProspective jurors enter courtroom to begin selection processAs prospective jurors filed into the courtroom for jury selection, Donald Trump surveyed the group.
51% : "Trump spent an additional 30 minutes inside the courthouse after the trial was adjourned, then drove off in his motorcade.Jan 22, 10:06 AMCourt adjourned until Tuesday due to COVID-19 concernsCourt is adjourned Monday due to health concerns on the part of several participants.
51% : "The courtroom seating arrangement, with Carroll on the witness stand and Trump looking on from the defense table, brings the two of them face-to-face after they appeared to avoid eye contact during the trial's first day Tuesday.
51% : Jan 16, 10:40 AMLayout of courtroom has Trump sitting 2 tables behind CarrollUnlike courtrooms where the counsel tables are arranged side by side, the counsel tables in the courtroom this morning are arranged behind one another, with Trump and his attorneys seated two tables behind Carroll and her counsel.
51% : Trump appeared to take note of that arrangement when he entered the courtroom.
49% : After the judge asked if anyone else had worked for Trump or his family, a man indicated he was an officer in the U.S. Navy while Trump was commander in chief.
49% : "The judge said Friday that he would grant a continuance so the trial, which was initially scheduled to conclude this week, would be extended so Trump could testify on Monday, Jan. 22.Jan 16, 10:12 AMDefense lodges several objections as court gets underway"The court has made a number of rulings precluding evidence and argument," said Judge Lewis Kaplan as court got underway, asking each side's lead attorney to affirm that the parties understood the rules.
48% : "Donald Trump knew exactly what he was unleashing.
47% : Trump is then scheduled to return to New Hampshire later Wednesday.
47% : Trump has said that he plans to attend the trial at some point during the week, but has not indicted when.
46% : Sitting at the defense table, Trump has been seen scoffing, chuckling, and encouraging his attorney, Alina Habba, to interject during the proceedings.
46% : According to a reporter's Tweet from 5:17 p.m. on June 21, 2019, which was shown in court, Trump responded to the allegation by saying, "I've never met this person in my life.""That is a lie," Carroll said.
46% : As proceedings got underway, outside the jury's presence, a tense exchange unfolded between the judge and defense attorney Alina Habba, who again repeated a request to adjourn the trial on Thursday so Trump can attend the funeral of former first lady Melania Trump's mother, Amalija Knavs.
46% : In court this morning, Trump attorney Alina Habba repeated her request for an adjournment so Trump can attend Knavs' funeral.
45% : Trump indicated he would be making remarks to the press later this afternoon.
41% : Epshteyn declined to comment on whether Trump plans to attend court tomorrow.
41% : Trump voluntarily showed up to court for jury selection this morning, and did not return after the lunch break.
39% : "When a video of Trump disparaging E. Jean Carroll was played for the court, Crowley said Trump remarked, "It's true.
39% : As they exited the courtroom, Trump and Carroll came within feet of each other but appeared to ignore one another.
38% : Have we really not moved past that naïve idea?""He wants you to hold Ms. Carroll accountable for his actions," Crowley said of Trump.
38% : During yesterday's proceedings, Judge Lewis Kaplan, for a third time, denied a request from Trump's legal team to pause the trial so Trump could attend the funeral.
38% : Trump's motorcade pulled up to the courthouse this morning at at 8:50 a.m. ET.Jan 16, 8:51 AMOn heels of Iowa victory, Trump is back on trialWhen Donald Trump's federal defamation trial gets underway in lower Manhattan this morning, it will be only about 11 hours since the former president claimed victory in the Iowa caucuses.
37% : Carroll testified that the increase was the "result of hard work," but defense attorney Alina Habba asked, "You don't believe any of that increase came from coming forward with your story?"The defense has suggested that Carroll craved attention, took on Trump to revive her flagging career, and relished the verdict in an earlier trial -- known as Carroll II -- that established Trump was liable for sexually abusing and then defaming her.
37% : "Carroll read additional statements by Trump reacting to her allegation.
35% : Kaplan added that Carroll had not filed her lawsuit when she initially deleted some of the death threats that filled her inbox in 2019, and that Habba's request to preclude the jury from considering damages for the death threats would unfairly limit the jury's role.Jan 19, 7:26 PMTrump expected to attend trial, possibly testify MondayFormer President Trump is expected to attend the trial on Monday, sources tell ABC News, cautioning that the former president's plans are flexible.
35% : "Crowley reminded the jury that Trump "was president when he made those statements and he used the world's biggest microphone to humiliate her" -- the result of which was that he "wrecked" Carroll's reputation in a matter of days, Crowley said.
35% : "Donald Trump did not just deny the assault.
33% : "Jan 17, 11:25 AMCarroll says she's paid 'as dearly as is possible to pay'"I've paid just about as dearly as is possible to pay," E. Jean Carroll testified about her life after then-President Trump fiercely denied her rape claim in a series of defamatory statements in 2019.
32% : "Jan 18, 4:27 PMDefense challenges expert on reputation repairDonald Trump's defense attorneys contested the conclusion of a plaintiff's expert who said restoring E. Jean Carroll's reputation would cost as much as $12 million.Defense attorney Michael Madaio challenged the validity of Northwestern University professor Ashlee Humphreys' report, suggesting that it failed to consider Carroll's increased social media following and career prospects after she accused Trump of rape.
32% : "Do you believe you are more well-known because of the allegations you brought against my client, Donald Trump?"
32% : After attending the first two days of the trial, Trump will be absent today to attend the funeral of former first lady Melania Trump's mother, Amalija Knavs, who died last week after a long health battle.
32% : Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan asked regarding Trump.
31% : "When Carroll said she had deleted some messages around the time of her earlier trial involving Trump, Habba asked for a mistrial, saying, "The witness has just admitted to deleting evidence herself.
30% : "Despite sitting feet from each other in the courtroom yesterday, Carroll and Trump avoided eye contact and never interacted during the first day of the trial.
29% : "Jan 18, 8:21 AMCross-examination of Carroll to resumeE. Jean Carroll will return to the witness stand this morning to resume her cross-examination -- this time without Donald Trump in the courtroom.
29% : "You just can't."Jan 17, 12:38 PMCarroll says she's always on 'hyper alert' due to threatsEver since then-President Trump defamed her in June of 2019, E. Jean Carroll told the jury, she has been inundated with threats of physical and sexual violence.
28% : Jan 16, 9:56 AMTrump seated in courtroomDonald Trump has taken a seat in court, where jury selection in his defamation trial is scheduled to get underway this morning.
26% : "Kaplan did not direct the warning at anyone in particular, but earlier in the trial he threatened to boot Trump from courtroom after the former president made comments that the jury could hear.
26% : Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll plan to call former Elle editor-in-chief Robbie Myers on Monday morning as their final witness, after which Trump's attorneys plan to call Trump to the stand, followed by Carol Martin, a former television newswoman with whom Carroll confided about Trump's alleged assault.
25% : "The judge made it clear the jury was only determining damages related to two defamatory statements Trump made in June 2019 when he denied Carroll's rape allegation.
25% : Nor did a man who said he believed Trump was being treated unfairly by the United States court system.Opening arguments will begin follow the lunch break.
24% : "Crowley conceded more people know who Carroll is now, but she said that the idea that positive attention cancels out the harm Trump caused is "nonsense," and she asked the jury to reject the defense argument that Carroll is somehow better off.
24% : On Friday, Trump attorney Alina Habba, in a written request, renewed her request for a mistrial in the case by arguing that Carroll failed to preserve evidence when she deleted some the death threats she received after she accused Trump of sexual assault in 2019.
24% : "The defendant has been making statements that we can hear at counsel table," she said, quoting Trump as saying, "It is a witch hunt" and "It really is a con job.
24% : Crowley also quoted Trump saying "she's not my type" on that day in 2019.
23% : Carroll, who is seeking at least $10 million in damages, suggested that all of the negative, threatening messages she received mimic Trump.
23% : ""President Trump has consistently stated that he did not commit the allegation and did not commit the acts that the plaintiff alleges.
23% : "Jan 16, 3:40 PM'This is not a do-over,' judge instructs juryJudge Lewis Kaplan told the nine jurors that they must accept as true that Trump forcibly sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll and defamed her when he denied it.
22% : "Habba persisted, with Trump looking on, prompting the judge to instruct her to "sit down" and make no further argument.
21% : "You've continued to publicize every lawsuit you had against President Trump?" defense attorney Alina Habba asked.
21% : When New York magazine, on June 21, 2019, published an excerpt of Carroll's book that included her allegation that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room, she testified that she expected him to respond.
21% : He said the trial was not an opportunity to re-litigate the prior trial, in which a jury found Trump liable for defamation and sexual assault.
21% : Writing on social media last month, Trump blamed his absence at the trial on "not good advice" from his then-lawyer Joe Tacopina.
20% : "Trump, sitting at the defense table, appeared visibly irritated, actively conferring with Habba before she raised concerns about the timing.
20% : Trump "unleashed his followers to go after her online" after Carroll went public with her allegations, damaging her reputation as a writer and making her feel unsafe in her own home, Carroll's attorney Shawn Crowley told the jury in her opening statement yesterday.
20% : Jan 16, 10:27 AMJudge again declines to delay trialOn Friday, Judge Kaplan denied a request from Trump's attorneys to postpone the trial for a week so Trump could attend Thursday's funeral of Amalija Knavs, the mother of former first lady Melania Trump, who died last Tuesday after a long health battle.
19% : "I'm here because Donald Trump assaulted me and, when I wrote about it, he lied and he shattered my reputation," Carroll told the jury after taking the stand.
18% : After her allegation became public and Trump responded to it, Carroll was publicly associated with being a liar or a Democratic operative, Humphreys said.
17% : According, Kaplan ruled, Trump cannot argue that he believed the two statements he made in June 2019 denying Carroll's allegations.
17% : "Habba also questioned whether Carroll received disparaging messages after publishing her account of the sexual assault at Bergdorf Goodman, but before Trump issued his denial.
17% : "That's what I've been told," Carroll answered before she was shown a Truth Social post from Tuesday, during the lunch break, in which Trump called the trial a "fake case from a woman I've never met, seen or touched.
17% : "During Carroll's testimony in which she said she interpreted Trump's remark that "she's not my type" to mean "I'm too ugly to assault," Trump was heard laughing after the judge overruled a defense objection.
16% : Last year, in a separate trial, a jury determined that Trump was liable for sexually assaulting Carroll in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store in the 1990s, and that he defamed her in a 2022 social media post by calling her allegations "a Hoax and a lie" and saying "This woman is not my type!"Trump has denied all wrongdoing and has said he doesn't know who Carroll is.
16% : Trump, who left the courtroom during the plaintiff's closing statements but returned for the defense closings, repeated his claim in the post that he had never met Carroll, and accused her and the judge of having political motives.Jan 26, 12:56 PM'He is not the victim,' Carroll's attorney says of TrumpIn a brief rebuttal, Carroll's attorney Shawn Crowley accused Donald Trump's defense of advancing an antiquated argument that amounted to victim-shaming.
16% : When, earlier, Judge Kaplan denied the defense's request for an adjournment and instructed Habba to "sit down," Trump was heard saying, "He is a very nasty guy.
16% : Despite a jury last year finding Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll, Epshteyn alleged that Carroll is making "false accusations.
15% : "This case is also about punishing Donald Trump for what he has done and for what he continues to do.
15% : Jan 19, 3:52 PMTrump's attorney renews request for mistrialTrump attorney Alina Habba renewed her request for a mistrial in the case Friday, arguing that E. Jean Carroll failed to preserve evidence when she deleted the death threats she received after she accused Trump of sexual assault in 2019.
15% : "Isn't Kathy Griffin known for holding up a severed head of President Trump?"
15% : Jan 17, 12:00 PMJudge instructs Trump to keep his voice downFormer President Trump has been making side commentary during E. Jean Carroll's testimony within earshot of the jury, Carroll's lawyer complained during a break in the proceedings, outside the jury's presence.
15% : "When Donald Trump called Ms. Carroll a fraud and a liar, they listened and they believed and they decided to go after her," Crowley said.
13% : ""So you sued Donald Trump to get your old reputation back?"
13% : Trump is not required to attend the trial, though his decision not to attend last year's defamation and battery trial by the same plaintiff, writer E. Jean Carroll, was mocked by Carroll's attorney.
11% : Two people who said they believed that the election was stolen from Donald Trump by President Joe Biden did not make the jury.
10% : "Jan 17, 11:35 AMTrump 'ended the world that I had been living in,' Carroll saysRecounting her response when Trump denied her rape claim in 2019, Carroll said that when Trump said "she's not my type," she interpreted it to mean "I'm too ugly to assault.
10% : "The defense framed Carroll's lawsuit as nothing more than an attempt to shake down Trump for money over scores of critical Tweets that have nothing to do with the defamatory statements by Trump that are at issue in the trial.
10% : "One prospective juror, number 68, affirmed that he donated to Trump's campaign, followed him on social media, and believed that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump by President Joe Biden.
10% : That was not good advice," Trump wrote.Trump attorney Alina Habba is serving as Trump's lead defense attorney for this week's trial.
7% : Judge Lewis Kaplan, who threatened to throw Trump out of the courtroom last week for making comments within earshot of the jury, established in a pretrial ruling that Trump is barred from arguing that he did not sexually abuse Carroll or that he never met her.
7% : As Judge Kaplan has instructed the jury, it is not their responsibility to determine the truthfulness of Carroll's allegations because a jury last year already found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and then defaming her; their job is only to determine whether Trump will have to pay Carroll additional damages beyond the $5 million awarded in the earlier trial.
6% : Jan 17, 10:32 AMCarroll takes the stand as Trump looks onEight months after a jury determined that former President Trump was liable for sexually assaulting and defaming E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist is back on the witness stand this morning -- this time with Trump in attendance.
5% : "Jan 26, 10:27 AMCarroll's attorney says Trump was 'trying to ruin her'Prior to Donald Trump's dramatic and unexpected exit, E. Jean Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan had been telling the jury, in her closing statement, that Trump responded to Carroll's 2019 sexual assault claim "by trying to ruin her," thereby triggering "a tsunami of attacks" against her.
4% : Trump shook his head, silently disagreeing, as the attorney reminded the jury that a prior trial found Trump sexually assaulted Carroll and, when she later accused him, unleashed "vicious attacks against her.
3% : Reminding the jury Trump has already been found liable for assaulting and defaming Carroll, Crowley said that in the defense's eyes, "even though he did those things, even though Donald Trump does whatever he wants, any harm Ms. Carroll suffered is her fault for speaking out.
2% : Earlier, Trump's attorneys had argued that Trump wasn't responsible for the online attacks on Carroll, because she was already being attacked before Trump issued his denial.
2% : Jan 16, 4:00 PMTrump 'unleashed his followers,' Carroll's attorney saysDonald Trump's lies about E. Jean Carroll "unleashed his followers to go after her," and as Trump campaigns for president he "continues to lie about Ms. Carroll," Carroll's attorney said in her opening statement.

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