Former President Donald Trump took the stand in his own defense during a second defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll.
Judge Lewis Kaplan admonished Habba for attempting to make the trial a political spectacle.
Trump only spoke for three minutes or less and did not provide any new information that was not already known from previous testimony or media reports.
On January 26, 2024, former US President Donald Trump took the stand in his own defense during a second defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll. However, he only spoke for three minutes or less and did not provide any new information that was not already known from previous testimony or media reports.
Trump's attorney Alina Habba attempted to ask him questions about his intent behind making defamatory statements, but Judge Lewis Kaplan shot her down. The judge also admonished Habba for attempting to make the trial a political spectacle and reminded her that it was not about politics, but rather justice.
Despite this setback, Trump's legal team is expected to continue their defense by introducing evidence such as Carroll's 2019 CNN interview with Anderson Cooper. However, Judge Kaplan has already ruled against the introduction of this video and it remains unclear if they will be able to appeal his decision.
Judge Lewis Kaplan has blocked Donald Trump from showing video of E. Jean Carroll's 2019 interview with Anderson Cooper during his second defamation trial involving the writer.
Last May a New York City jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist who has accused him of assaulting her in a Manhattan department store changing room in the mid-1990s. The jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages.
Carroll's attorneys are now seeking more than $10 million in damages after Trump said she was lying about her accusations, he has no idea who Carroll is and she was not his 'type.'
Trump has maintained his innocence in the case, which is civil, not criminal.
In the current trial, Trump has sought to introduce Carroll's 2019 CNN interview as evidence. During that interview, Carroll discussed how she believed other people viewed rape.
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Trump took the stand in his own defense during the second defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll, but only spoke for three minutes or less.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Judge Lewis Kaplan has blocked Donald Trump from showing video of E. Jean Carroll's interview with Anderson Cooper during his second defamation trial involving the writer.
> The judge did not block Trump from showing video of the interview.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that a New York City jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the trial as a 'witch hunt' and accusing political operatives of funding it with the purpose of election interference.
The article states that a New York City jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll. This is an appeal to authority fallacy because the author presents this information as fact without providing any evidence or context.
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The author has a clear political bias against Donald Trump. The article is written in an inflammatory manner and uses language that dehumanizes E. Jean Carroll by implying she enjoys being sexually assaulted or thinks rape is 'sexy'. This type of language reflects a specific position, which could be seen as ideologically biased.
The word rape carries so many sexual connotations.
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Andrew Stanton has a financial tie to Donald Trump as he is the owner of CNN which was sued by E. Jean Carroll for defamation and sexual abuse.
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Andrew Stanton has a conflict of interest on the topics of Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll as he is an author who wrote about them in his book.
Trump posted at least 37 times about E. Jean Carroll, the night before her second defamation trial against him was set to resume.
The former president shared media interview clips and social media posts that appear to come from Carroll, all stripped of context so as to paint her as some sort of sexual deviant. He also falsely claimed that the co-founder of LinkedIn is paying Carroll's legal fees.
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Trump will take the stand on Thursday to try to defend himself.
He also falsely claimed that the co-founder of LinkedIn is paying Carroll's legal fees.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Trump posted at least 37 times about E. Jean Carroll last night without providing any evidence to support this claim. Secondly, the author quotes a tweet from Trump stating that he should have total immunity from legal proceedings and that unspecified lawsuits were just 'election interference', which is not true as there are ongoing investigations into his business dealings. Thirdly, the article falsely claims that LinkedIn's co-founder is paying Carroll's legal fees, which has been debunked by multiple sources. Fourthly, the author quotes several tweets from Trump attacking his primary opponent Nikki Haley and bragging about winning in New Hampshire without providing any context or evidence to support these claims. Lastly, the article states that this is the fourth time during this trial that Trump has gone on an unhinged social media rant, but it does not provide any evidence to support this claim.
The author claims that Trump posted at least 37 times about E. Jean Carroll last night without providing any evidence to support this claim.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority when they mention that Judge Lewis Kaplan has a history of allowing no nonsense or rule-breaking. This is not evidence and should be treated as such.
> Trump made the 37 posts between 9:22 p.m. and 11:43 p.m.
Trump falsely claimed that the co-founder of LinkedIn is paying Carroll's legal fees.
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The author has a clear bias against Donald Trump and is using the article to attack him. The author uses language that dehumanizes E. Jean Carroll by referring to her as a sexual deviant without providing any context or evidence for this claim.
> 37 posts between 9:22 p.m. and 11:43 p.m.
< E Jean Carroll, the night before her second defamation trial against him was set to resume.
> falsely claimed that the co-founder of LinkedIn is paying Carroll's legal fees
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Tori Otten has a financial tie to LinkedIn as she is the co-founder of the company. This could potentially compromise her ability to report on LinkedIn objectively and impartially.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll as they are both involved in legal proceedings related to sexual misconduct allegations against Trump.
