Judge Threatens To Remove Donald Trump From Courtroom During E. Jean Carroll Damages Trial

As he bounces from the campaign trail to courtroom, former President Donald Trump got a rebuke from a Manhattan federal judge for not obeying admonishments to keep quiet.

Trump has been attending a civil trial in Manhattan, where a jury will decide on damages after Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation last year. His accuser, E. Jean Carroll, has been testifying today. She sued him after he denied that he ever sexually abused her. A jury last year

According to the Associated Press, Carroll’s attorneys complained that Trump could still be heard making remarks to his attorneys, including those calling the proceedings a “witch hunt” and “con job.”

As U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Trump that he could be removed, Trump said back to him, “I would love it,” per the AP. Cameras and audio were barred from the proceedings.

Carroll said, “I know you would like it. You just can’t control yourself in this circumstance, apparently.”

“You can’t either,” Trump said.

The trial is over how much more in damages, if any, that Trump must pay over statements he made about Carroll while he was president. The trial last year concerned the sexual abuse allegation and post-presidency remarks.

Trump has denied knowing Carroll, and has continued to do so at campaign rallies and on social media.

At one moment during today’s proceedings, Trump also slammed his hand down on the defense table, after Kaplan again declined a request that Thursday’s proceedings be sidelined so that he could attend the funeral of his mother in law, per the AP.