Posted on 04/26/2023 9:00:54 AM PDT by thegagline
A Manhattan federal judge blasted Donald Trump’s “entirely inappropriate” posts on Truth Social Wednesday as witness testimony began in E. Jean Carroll’s civil rape case against the former president.
Trump, 76, took to his social media platform about an hour before the second day of trial began, claiming Carroll’s case was “a made up SCAM” and accusing her lawyers of being “political operatives.”
He also called for the dress the former advice columnist wore the day of the alleged rape to be brought into the trial — something that Carroll sought to do early on in the case to compare the garment against Trump’s DNA.
Judge Lewis Kaplan — who previously ruled that nothing about Trump’s DNA would come into trial — grilled the ex-president’s lawyer about the post before the jury was brought in, warning that the message appeared to be meant for the panel.
Your client is basically endeavoring to speak to his public, but more troublesome, to the jury in this case,” Kaplan said.
Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina brought up what he claimed to be a leak to the press from Carroll’s side — but Kaplan shut the argument down saying, “What you are trying to do is get away from a statement by your client that on the face of it seems entirely inappropriate.”
Tacopina eventually agreed to speak with Trump and “ask him to refrain from any further posts regarding this case.”
Still, the judge cautioned Tacopina that Trump could be adding on even more legal troubles for himself.
“We are getting into an area, conceivably, in which your client may or may not be tampering with a new source of potential liability and I think you know what I mean,” Kaplan warned.
*** Trump has not come to court for the first two days of trial.
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I wonder which government traitor or doctor will provide the DNA FROM Trump to be placed on the testing of the dress.
“If you’re being railroaded you’re not supposed to complain publicly?
This is another politically motivated case being paid for by Trump’s political enemies.”
One has attorneys to do that for you so you don’t screw yourself.
Yes, he should just shut up and go quietly in the night. Do you really think he is going to get justice in a New York courtroom where they changed the law in order to hang him? I would say it is irrelevant what he says or doesn’t say.
“The Judge is the one in contempt.
The issue is clearly stale and politically motivated. The plaintiff had generations to say something and didn’t.
Case should have been thrown out long ago. Kaplan is the political opportunist here, not Trump.
Has Kaplan brought in Reid Hoffman? He’s the real “plaintiff”. Carroll is just a strawman.
Sham case, Sham judge.”
Agreed, but you don’t give them ammunition. Be quiet Donald.
Gag orders are often used to protect the sanctity of the jury and the court.
Wouldn’t that be an ex-post facto?
“Gag orders are supposed to be used tp protect citizens against the government.”
What are you talking about? Gag orders are primarily to keep people from using the media to influence the jurors.
The “Trump” exception to every norm, law, and regulation is getting a bit old.
Notice how the left has the First Amendment right to say what they wish, but Trump and anyone on the right is held to a different standard? It is like that on every damn issue!
The media can lie non-stop and make up accusations against Trump with no accountability. But if a conservative makes a slight spelling error, it’s off to the gulag for you. And lets not get into the difference in the way the January 6th defendants are treated.
People are going to get pissed enough that our nation’s split is going to be deadly.
He is a nightmare client.
Gag orders are often used to protect the sanctity of the jury and the court.
Never mind the sanctity of the First Amendment.
“If you’re being railroaded you’re not supposed to complain publicly?
This is another politically motivated case being paid for by Trump’s political enemies.”
You are exactly right.
Another one.
I’m sure that legal heavyweight “Tish” James had a hand in writing that legislation.
Well for him to be trying to influence the jury, they would have to have a log on to that social network, right? Otherwise it sounds like it’s a judge’s fantasy
Well DUH!!
How is life being a reality denier? Enjoy your truth adverse existence.
“Well DUH!!”
But watch Carroll’s attorney try to say the DNA is proof of rape. Crazy world.
‘Your client is basically endeavoring to speak to his public, but more troublesome, to the jury in this case,” Kaplan said.’
a) The 1st Amendment guarantees Trump’s right to speak to the public, so big whup
b) If the judge doesn’t want the jury to be reading social media posts about the trial, then it’s the judge’s responsibility to take measures to prevent the jury from doing so. It’s not Trump’s, or the rest of society’s responsibility to not speak about the trial while it is going on.
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