"Judge Rebukes Trump Lawyer in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial"

During the civil defamation trial where E. Jean Carroll accused Donald Trump of raping her decades ago, Judge Lewis Kaplan expressed impatience with Trump's lawyer, Alina Habba, for her line of questioning regarding Carroll's income and social media history. An expert witness testified that repairing Carroll's reputation would cost up to $12.1 million. The trial, focused on determining damages owed to Carroll by Trump, follows a previous verdict where Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, and ordered to pay Carroll $5 million. Trump, who is appealing the verdict, has turned his legal battles into a key feature of his 2024 presidential campaign.