US Justice System

Judge Threatens to Kick Trump Out of E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial if He Disrupts Court

As I read the headlines about the ongoing defamation trial involving former President Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll, I couldn’t help but be struck by the sheer audacity and immaturity displayed by Trump in the courtroom. It is not often that we see a former president behave like a petulant child, but Trump seems to relish the opportunity to make a spectacle of himself. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, however, is not willing to let Trump get away with his disruptive behavior.

In a stunning exchange during the trial, Judge Kaplan threatened to kick Trump out of the courtroom if he continued to disrupt proceedings.… Continue reading