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January 18, 2024

Judge Threatens to Toss Trump from E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial over Outbursts
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The judge in E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial threatened to expel
former President Donald Trump from the courtroom Wednesday for
repeatedly disrupting the proceedings. Trump could be heard loudly
telling his attorney that the trial was a witch hunt and a con job.
Trump's disruptions came as the writer E. Jean Carroll took the stand
and accused Trump of shattering her reputation. A trial last year found
Trump had sexually abused Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her. At
this new trial, a different jury is determining if Trump owes her more
money for other acts of defamation.


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