01/25/2024

Trump Testifies in his Defense in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Suit

The former president testified for less than 5 minutes

Former President Donald Trump was on and off the witness stand at a jury trial Thursday in less than 3 minutes but not before breaking a judge's rules on what he could say by claiming that a writer's sexual assault allegations were a "false accusation" and he wanted to defend himself and the presidency, which he lost in 2020.

Judge Lewis Kaplan swiftly instructed jurors to disregard those remarks from Trump, who didn't look at the jury when he approached the witness stand, when he testified or when he stepped down.

Once the jury had left, Trump let his displeasure be known as he was almost out the door by turning his head and shaking it as he looked back toward a packed room, saying: "This is not America. This is not America. This is not America."

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