President Donald J. Trump (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) In response to his repeated disregard for a warning to remain silent,
In response to his repeated disregard for a warning to remain silent, Donald Trump risked being booted out of his Manhattan civil trial on Wednesday.
While E. Jean Carroll, a writer, testified that Trump destroyed her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse, Trump was repeatedly warned to pipe down with comments.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan informed the former president that if he continued to be disruptive, his right to attend the trial would be withdrawn.
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Following an initial alert, Carroll’s attorney claimed that Trump was still audibly saying things to his attorneys like “it really is a con job” and “it is a witch hunt.”
“Mr. Trump, I hope I don’t have to consider excluding you from the trial,” Kaplan said in an exchange after the jury was excused for lunch, adding: “I understand you’re probably eager for me to do that.”
“I would love it,” Trump shot back, shrugging as he sat between lawyers Alina Habba and Michael Madaio at the defense table, according to the AP.
“I know you would like it. You just can’t control yourself in this circumstance, apparently,” Kaplan said to the former President.
“You can’t either,” Trump said.
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Crowley speculated that jurors might have been able to hear Trump if Carroll’s attorneys could hear him from where they sat, which was roughly 12 feet (3.7 meters) away.
“I’m just going to ask that Mr. Trump take special care to keep his voice down when conferring with counsel to make sure the jury does not hear it,” Kaplan said before jurors returned to the courtroom after a morning break.
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