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Donald Trump made an “entirely inappropriate” online statement about the trial of a rape lawsuit against him, the judge said Wednesday, warning the former president’s lawyers that he could bring more legal problems upon himself.
The exchange came a day into the trial to decide E. Jean Carroll’s allegations. As court was about to begin Wednesday, Trump – who has not attended so far – posted on his social media platform that the case “is a made-up scam.”
He went on to call Carroll’s lawyer “a political operative” and allude to a DNA issue that the judge has ruled can’t be part of the case.
“This is a fraudulent & false story – Witch Hunt!” Trump wrote in his Truth Social post.
Lawyers for Carroll – whose suit includes claims that Trump previously defamed her by publicly calling her case a “hoax,” “scam,” “lie” and “complete con job” – mentioned his new statement to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. He wasn’t pleased.
“What seems to be the case is that your client is basically endeavoring, certainly, to speak to his quote-unquote public, but, more troubling, the jury in this case about stuff that has no business being spoken about,” the judge told Trump’s lawyers.
