As the judge asked Habba if her client was aware of the limits on his testimony, Trump leaned over to Habba, who was mid-answer and whispered. Kaplan told Trump to keep his voice down. In the middle of that discussion, Trump raised his voice and said unprompted, and out of nowhere, "I never met the woman. Jane Rosenberg/Reutersīefore Donald Trump took the stand, his lawyer Alina Habba and Judge Lewis Kaplan had a 10-minute conversation about the scope of the former president's testimony. Carroll’s lawyers also played clips from earlier depositions and media statements by Trump in which he disparages Carroll as “sick,” threatens to sue her attorney, and rants about the “hoaxes” that have been played on him.Ĭatch up on all of the key takeaways from the trial on Thursday ahead of closing arguments.ĭonald Trump says, "I never met the woman," to Judge Lewis Kaplan as his lawyer Alina Habba stands on January 25, in this courtroom sketch. Carroll's lawyers play the tapes: Carroll’s attorneys played videos for the jury in which Trump attested to his personal wealth and another where the former president disparaged Carroll and denied knowing the writer.The text messages are key to the defense’s strategy of trying to show that Carroll has exaggerated her claims. While questioning Carroll’s longtime friend Carol Martin, a former television reporter, Habba pointed to texts in which Carroll wrote to Martin that she had no security concerns at the time. Team Trump attacks Carroll: Trump attorney Alina Habba sought to undermine Carroll’s claims that her safety was at risk as a result of the former president’s disparaging statements about her.His appearance on Thursday amounted to another opportunity, in Trump’s estimation, to advance the narrative that he is the victim of a broad conspiracy designed to block his return to office and damage his personal and business reputation. He was not bound by the court to speak at or attend the trial, at which cameras are not allowed, but did so repeatedly. Trump plays the victim: Perhaps more interesting than anything he said in court - before or during his testimony - was Trump’s decision to show up in the first place.He stood by his previous denial of Carroll's sexual assault accusation and said that he wanted to defend himself, his family and the presidency. The defense’s questions were effectively pre-cleared by the judge, as Trump was not allowed to re-litigate the verdict from last year.
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