E Jean Carroll trial: Judge threatens to remove Trump from court - BBC News

The threat came after the ex-president was overheard criticising his accuser's testimony in court.

12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to kick Donald Trump out of court after he was overheard loudly criticising E Jean Carroll's testimonyBy Kayla Epstein in the courtroom & Sam CabralBBC NewsDonald Trump's lawyers accused E Jean Carroll of courting publicity on Wednesday, as she said her reputation was left "shattered" after accusing him of sexual assault in the 1990s.

The second day of the civil defamation trial featured several fiery exchanges.

At one point, the judge threatened to kick Mr Trump out of court after he was overheard criticising her testimony.

A jury found Mr Trump liable for sexually abusing Ms Carroll last year, but he continues to deny the claim.

He was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, though not for rape, and Ms Carroll was awarded $5m. That trial was based on his 2022 remarks that her story was a "con job" and a "hoax".

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