Donald Trump waved to fans as he made his way to closing arguments in the $10 million defamation trial with E. Jean Carroll.
The former president, 78, left Trump Tower on Friday morning with his lawyer Alina Habba after the defense dropped its case against the Elle columnist, the writer who accuses him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s.
What followed was a dramatic Thursday in court, with Trump dramatically taking the witness stand and testifying for just three minutes.
Trump faces up to $10 million in damages for defaming Carroll and claiming he never met her when she accused him of sexual assault.
Donald Trump waved to fans as he made his way to closing arguments in the $10 million defamation trial with E. Jean Carroll
On the witness stand, Trump told a civil jury that he wanted to defend himself and “the presidency” by making allegations that were “completely false.”
Before he testified, he was reprimanded by the judge for speaking too loudly from his seat, and the judge then repeatedly interrupted him during his testimony, limiting him to yes or no answers.
As he left, Trump looked back at the crowded courtroom, shook his head and said, “This is not America.” Not America. This is not America.'
Trump was on the witness stand for three minutes while his lawyer Alina Habba asked him a short series of questions.
The former president, 78, left Trump Tower on Friday morning with his lawyer Alina Habba after the defense dropped its case against the Elle columnist, the writer who accuses him of raping her in a department store in the 1990s
Trump faces up to $10 million in damages for defaming Carroll and claiming he never met her when she accused him of sexual assault
What followed was a dramatic Thursday in court, with Trump dramatically taking the witness stand and testifying for just three minutes
On the witness stand, Trump told a civil jury that he wanted to defend himself and “the presidency” by making allegations that were “completely false.”