Donald Trump threatened with expulsion from court after ignoring warning to stay quiet
Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial yesterday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet.
Trump was repeatedly heard making remarks while writer E Jean Carroll testified that he destroyed her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse.
In an initial warning, Judge Lewis A Kaplan told the former president that his right to be present at the trial would be revoked if he remained disruptive.
But Ms Carroll’s lawyer said Trump could still be heard making remarks to his lawyers, including “it is a witch hunt” and “it really is a con job”.
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Judge Kaplan said: “Mr Trump, I hope I don’t have to consider excluding you from the trial… I understand you’re probably very eager for me to do that.”
“I would love it,” the Republican presidential frontrunner replied.
“I know you would. You just can’t control yourself in these circumstances, apparently,” Judge Kaplan responded.
“You can’t either,” Trump muttered.
After the hearing, the former president told reporters that Judge Kaplan was “a nasty judge” and a “Trump-hating guy”.
The judge also denied a request from Trump’s lawyers that he step aside from the case involving Ms Carroll, a longtime Elle magazine advice columnist.
Earlier, Trump could be seen slamming his hand on the defence table when the judge again refused his lawyer’s request that the trial be suspended on Thursday so he could attend his mother-in-law’s funeral in Florida.
E Jean Carroll entering Manhattan Federal Court yesterday
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Ms Carroll was the first witness in a Manhattan federal court trial to determine what damages, if any, Trump owes her for remarks he made in June 2019 as he vehemently denied ever attacking her or knowing her.
A jury last year already found that Trump sexually abused her and then defamed her, awarding the writer $5m in damages.
But the jury found that Ms Carroll hadn’t proven her claim that Trump raped her.
She is now seeking $10m in compensatory damages and millions more in punitive damages.
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Ms Carroll accused Trump of forcing himself on her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996.
She alleges he publicly disputed her honesty, her motives and her sanity after she told the story publicly in a 2019 memoir.
Trump, 77, asserts that nothing happened between him and Ms Carroll, 80, and that he never met her.
A 1987 party photo of them and their then spouses “doesn’t count” because it was a momentary greeting, he claims.
The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, says Donald Trump.
The announcement was made as the US president met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at one of his golf resorts in Scotland.
Speaking after talks in Turnberry, Mr Trump said the EU deal was the “biggest deal ever made” and it will be “great for cars”.
The US will impose 15% tariffs on EU goods into America, after Mr Trump had threatened a 30% levy.
He said there will be an EU investment of $600bn in the US, the bloc will buy $750bn in US energy and will also purchase US military equipment.
Mr Trump had earlier said the main sticking point was “fairness”, citing barriers to US exports of cars and agriculture.
He went into the talks demanding fairer trade with the 27-member EU and threatening steep tariffs to achieve that, while insisting the US will not go below 15% import taxes.
For months, Mr Trump has threatened most of the world with large tariffs in the hope of shrinking major US trade deficits with many key trading partners, including the EU.
Ms von der Leyen said the agreement would include 15% tariffs across the board, saying it would help rebalance trade between the two large trading partners.
In case there was no deal and the US had imposed 30% tariffs from 1 August, the EU has prepared counter-tariffs on €93bn (£81bn) of US goods.
Ahead of their meeting on Sunday, Ms von der Leyen described Mr Trump as a “tough negotiator and dealmaker”.
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At least 11 people have been stabbed at a Walmart supermarket in Michigan, with six in a critical condition.
Officials say a suspect is in custody – and at this stage, it is believed the attack was a “random act” that involved a folding-style knife near the checkout area.
Sheriff Michael Shea told reporters: “Eleven is 11 too many, but thank God it wasn’t more.”
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The suspect, who is from Michigan, is not known to police – and was captured within three minutes thanks to “citizen involvement”.
The attack unfolded in Traverse City – and Tiffany DeFell, who was in the car park at the time, described scenes of chaos.
“It was really scary. Me and my sister were just freaking out,” she said. “This is something you see out of the movies.”
Beyond the six people in a critical condition, it is believed the remaining five were seriously hurt. All 11 are still being treated in hospital.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said: “Our thoughts are with the victims and the community reeling from this brutal act of violence.”
A Walmart spokesperson added that the retailer is working closely with law enforcement.
“Violence like this is unacceptable. Our thoughts are with those who were injured and we’re thankful for the swift action of first responders,” a statement said.
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At this stage, the ages of the victims is unclear – but it is not thought any of the victims were Walmart employees.
Traverse City is about 255 miles northwest of Detroit.
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