There were fireworks in a New York courtroom on Wednesday as Judge Stanley Kaplan, who is overseeing the second defamation trial involving E. Jean Carroll and former President Donald Trump, threatened to bar Trump from the courtroom if he continued to be disruptive during the proceedings.
Judge Lewis Kaplan admonished Trump for his audible reactions to Carroll’s testimony in front of the jury, threatening that the former president could be barred from the trial if he continues.
Trump was heard saying “that’s not true,” “it’s a witch hunt” and “it really is a con job” during Carroll’s testimony.
After the jury was excused for lunch, Kaplan told Trump that his right to be present during the trial could be forfeited if he is disruptive.
“Mr. Trump, I hope I don’t have to consider excluding you from the trial,” Kaplan said in an exchange after the jury was excused for lunch,…
