'Most ridiculous direct examination I've ever seen': Trump testimony bemuses experts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "Trump already breaks the very clear rules.
44% : Once the three minutes of testimony had concluded, legal analysts agreed it was not only a waste of time, but accomplished nothing to benefit Trump.
42% : Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance wondered how it would be possible to control what Trump would say during his testimony.
41% : Trump yelled.
41% : ALSO READ: Few Trumpers who embrace political violence understand its endgame"We'll get the full details, but obviously Trump wanted to testify about all kinds of irrelevancies, Kaplan forbade it, and they agreed that he would just stand by his deposition, and Kaplan would be able to argue about the results from the first trial, where he wasn't present," he also said.
33% : Once it unfolded, they concluded it had earned Trump nothing -- and likely worked against him.
33% : Notice Kaplan's strict admonitions in advance -- he handled Trump well, as no other judge has," said former prosecutor Harry Litman.
32% : "Civil rights lawyer Andrew Laufer asked: "Why would you expose your client on a damages-only trial and risk inflaming the jury with such nonsensical questioning?"It took just 60 seconds for Trump to break the rules that were outlined by the judge, legal analyst Allison Gill observed, as he denied the allegations Carroll made and which had already been proven.
29% : "It's clear Trump wanted to avoid the bloodbath of a cross-examination but wanted to say something -- that he stands by deposition, which is hardly helpful.
29% : When Trump eventually took the stand, former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti noted how badly his lawyer had done during this trial.
25% : "Trump has absolutely no self-control.
25% : "I expect Trump will now go out and tell the press that the judge wouldn't let him talk and he's a victim -- and he'll fundraise off that, and then post in all-caps on Truth Social about his victimness," Gill continued after court ended for the day.
24% : In the New York fraud trial, Trump was able to testify but he was furious that he wasn't able to give his own statement during the closing statements.
18% : While discussions were taking place about whether Judge Lewis Kaplan was going to allow Trump on the stand, the president began yelling about not being at the first trial, where he was ultimately found liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
17% : Legal analysts were quick to call the decision to put Donald Trump on the stand in the E. Jean Carroll damages trial absurd before it happened Thursday.

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