Trump Says He's Returning to New York to 'Confront' Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll and 'Extremely Host

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Source: Mediaite

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at E. Jean Carroll and the judge presiding over her rape claim against him while addressing media assembled at his golf course in Ireland.

A vexed Trump told assembled reporters on Thursday that he had to leave Ireland and Scotland early to return to New York to "confront" Carroll, who he called a "disgrace," and Judge Kaplan, who he called "extremely hostile":


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Update 5:11 pm, May 4

From Inner City Press twitter feed from the courtroom:

"
Tacopina: We rest out rest.
Judge Kaplan: So Mr. Trump waives his right to testify?
Tacopina: He does.
Judge Kaplan: How recently have you spoken with him?
Tacopina: A few minutes before I came into court this morning.
Judge Kaplan: I am committed to allowing parties to make their case. I will allow Mr. Trump up to 10 pm Sunday to make a motion to testify - I'm not saying I'll grant it, but I'll consider it and we'll see what happens. 10 pm Sunday, that's it. Tell Mr. Trump
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[Tetrachloride]

1. Golf. Very hostile sand bunker. Hostile caddy.

Queen Elizabeth.. hostile.

Ivana Trump, hostile.

[Warpy]

92. He'd never know that about the caddy

Irish humor can be very subtle and would fly right over his fat head.

The sand trap is no problem, he just stoops down, picks up the ball, and tosses it free. He's notorious for cheating.

[XanaDUer2]

2. I thought he was in the courtroom

Omg. The rich can really do what they want.

[Ocelot II]

10. It's a civil trial; he wasn't required to be there, rich or not.

[XanaDUer2]

11. Ah nt

[FalloutShelter]

3. Outside the building to the press.....

Maybe. Not in the courtroom.
Tapioca told the judge he would not be testifying in person. I seriously doubt the judge will allow it.
JMHO

[KS Toronado]

39. Yea "Outside the building to the press"

But I think the Judge would allow him on the witness stand, knowing that he would make himself look
like the whining spoiled little rich kid he is.

[FalloutShelter]

40. Going to need more popcorn.

[Wednesdays]

42. If tRump is going to the witness stand, he'd better hurry

The trial is wrapping up today by lunchtime, and it's going to the jury starting Monday.

[barbtries]

43. not to mention that he'll be lying

every time he opens his mouth. should be a regular shitshow.

[AllaN01Bear]

47. we used to call that foot in mouth desease .

[littlemissmartypants]

73. You almost owed me a keyboard! Tapioca!! That's a great name for him!

Best laugh I've had in a while. Thanks.

[FalloutShelter]

79. That name was just a grapefruit over the plate for me.

LOLOLOL

[emulatorloo]

82. Lol. Literal translation is Pineapple Taco!

[FalloutShelter]

84. LOLOLOLOL

[littlemissmartypants]

85. ...

[Marcuse]

93. Who knew?

[emulatorloo]

96. Ha ha ha!

[Siwsan]

80. Tapioca!!!!

[gab13by13]

4. Must be too cold to golf

[2naSalit]

13. Looks like crappy weather for the next few days there.

Might as well go make a big stink about something at home. Besides nobody gave a shit about his golf course over there so to gain the attention he needs, he'll come back here and raise a ruckus somehow or another.

[agingdem]

29. Temper Tantrum Trump is returning

because unlike the fawning Trump-addicted media on this side of the ocean, the Irish press can't stand the bloviating psychopath....and CNN's Kaitlin Collins promised to kiss Trump's ass on live tv...

[2naSalit]

32. Yup.

That's it.

[ChazInAz]

55. Wasn't invited to the coronation.

And the British press was ignoring him.

[wnylib]

56. I don't think that his trip was really about golf.

Biden received popular coverage of his trip to Ireland, where he was well received by the country of his ancestors.

So Trump decided to "match" that with his own trip to Scotland, the country of his mother, then head over to Ireland, all in an attempt to overshadow Biden's trip. Also, maybe in the hope of impressing the UK royals and getting an invitation to the coronation.

At the very least, it gave Trump a chance to claim that 1) he, too, has roots to the UK and 2) to criticize Biden as disrespectful for not going to the coronation. (I suspect that Trump does not know that only Northern Ireland is part of the UK.)

I think that golf was only the public excuse given for being in Scotland and Ireland.

[Joinfortmill]

58. Ok, this makes sense.

[littlemissmartypants]

75. No doubt the amazing reception President Biden got stuck in his craw. eom

[chowmama]

97. I assume the English royals

finally made it plain to him that he wasn't going to be allowed to crash the coronation. It's about the only reason for him to be in the vicinity; the weather in the spring is better than winter, but still not great, especially if your 'hair' is allergic to rain and wind. He hates the food. And they definitely have extradition agreements with the US.

I was looking forward to seeing him evicted from the cathedral, though. A frog march by the Coldstream Guards would have been particularly colorful.

[EndlessWire]

99. LOL!

I don't know which paragraph I liked best, Number 1 or Number 2.

"particularly colorful..." I'm still laughing!

[electric_blue68]

104. 🤔 and particularly noise as well? Imagine yelling, carrying on as he's marched out!

Here take my money! I'd pay!

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. The Irish are probably booing him and now his feelings are hurt.

The authorities had better protect Jean Carroll and Judge Kaplan if he carries through with this threat. Does this mean he wants to testify or only try to intimidate?

[wnylib]

65. I think that it means that

he will show up after the verdict is given in order to trash Carroll and the judge in the press.

He will not testify or request to.

His trip to Scotland was supposed to be a triumphant visit to his ancestral homeland, like Biden's visit to Ireland. Then return to the States on the wave of an exuberant reception in Scotland and Ireland (which never happened) and trash his opponents here (Carroll and the judge).

There might even have been a time when his trip to Scotland and Ireland would have received a lot of positive, popular news coverage. But it fell flat this time.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

105. The time for popular news coverage in Scotland

Was DOA years ago. The Scots have a long, proud history of loathing him, and are quite, er, colorful about expressing it:

And the Irish know "full of shite" when they see it. He's lucky they've become more civilized of late, and don't send back the trash that washes up on their shores in a burning boat. Like they did with a bunch of Romans.

[wnylib]

107. Yeah, those Scots make me proud to have a few in the family tree.

Interesting that Trump has never made a big deal about going to Germany, land of his paternal ancestors. After all, he does like Deutsche Bank.

But Germany has strict laws about neo Nazism that Trump might want to avoid.

[RobinA]

116. I Went On A Tour

of Scotland in 2017. We were going to see a sheepherding demonstration by this sheep farmer and dog trainer on his farm. The tour director warned us before getting there that the one thing that should not be mentioned around this guy was Trump. At the time, I didn't know Trump had Scottish ties.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. Good! Then throw the book at him...

I bet his lawyers are probably thinking..."NO! Don't do this!"

[Srkdqltr]

7. He better hurry or it will be all over.

[underpants]

8. Yeah, go there. Hell go in the courtroom.

I’d be shocked if he can act like an adult long enough not to get in trouble or screw himself with the jury.

[Ocelot II]

9. What does "confront" mean? He could have testified at the trial

but chose not to. That would have meant he would be under oath and subject to cross-examination, and of course that was a non-starter for him. So "confronting" is likely to mean more fake-Twitter rants, since he hasn't got the cojones to face Carroll (or Judge Kaplan) in court. That should be interesting...

He said, "It’s a disgrace that it’s allowed to happen against a rich guy or in my case, against a famous, rich and political person that’s leading the polls by 40 points." Only obscure, poor, non-political people are allowed to be sued and face justice for being sexual predators, right?

[2naSalit]

15. But everything has to...

Take place on his terms or it's evil and all that. Could just be another wayward word use meant to stir interest with nothing more behind it too, just for attention.

[exboyfil]

25. Can you refuse to take the stand in a civil trial?

If you receive a subpoena. You can refuse to answer questions which the jury can make an adverse inference from that refusal (unlike a criminal trial).

[Ocelot II]

26. Yes, you don't have to show up unless you get a trial subpoena.

Carroll could have subpoenaed TFG but I think they were perfectly happy not to have him there and deal with the circus. He'd have lied anyhow, oath or no oath. But I'm sure her lawyer will comment about his non-appearance, which they can do in this case.

[exboyfil]

30. Thanks

[Major Nikon]

44. By "confront" he really means cower behind whatever soapbox will throw softballs at him

The orange dipshit won't even stand for anyone asking him a difficult question so the idea he's going to "confront" anyone or anything is utterly ridiculous.

[Ocelot II]

45. The only "confronting" he ever does is through his fake bargain basement Twitter.

[70sEraVet]

50. In his case, 'confront' means holding rallies where he will stoke the violent tendencies...

of his deplorable followers.

[world wide wally]

59. I'm sure he will "confront them" on Fox or Newsmax

[Marthe48]

12. This makes tapioca look honest and competent

tapioca told the judge yesterday that traitor wouldn't testify in his defense.

lol

What a clown car trainwreck.

[Freethinker65]

14. Trump is coming back for a free media promotion gig gifted to him by CNN

CNN is a disgrace, and the entire media is a disgrace if they cover Trump bullying his alleged (trial not over yet) rape victim.

[Ocelot II]

16. If TFG talks about the trial, things could get interesting.

The judge cautioned him not to discuss the trial publicly, and hinted at other sanctions.

[2naSalit]

18. When I first saw this...

Comment of his, my first thought was that he would use it to rant about the trial just to see if they would drag his ass off the stage or do anything about it at all.

[Ocelot II]

22. He wouldn't be dragged off the stage, but if he starts ranting about the trial

the CNN interviewer might get a panicky phone call from Joe Tapioca, begging them to cut off any discussion of the trial. The judge made it pretty clear that he wouldn't tolerate any public statements about it. TFG could be cited for contempt, or even charged with jury tampering. TFG might be trying to provoke a mistrial, but I don't think you can get away with intentionally causing your own mistrial.

[2naSalit]

28. True, getting dragged off the stage...

Is just a pipe dream.

I am pretty sure he will try to throw a nuclear bomb at the trial and try to muck everything up such that everyone is left in disarray, that's what he would want and try to accomplish. I wish CNN was more of a friend of the country than it is. Their facilitation of a pending fiasco is entirely on them for providing the venue.

He wants to blow it up, screw everybody.

[Ocelot II]

31. I think he'd love to be dragged off the stage - more proof that he's being "persecuted."

[2naSalit]

33. Yes, he would.

Spectacle is gold for him.

[wnylib]

66. If the jury has already given its verdict

by the time that the CNN program airs, then isn't Trump safe on saying what he wants? Don't the restrictions only apply to public comments during the trial?

This makes me suspicious of CNN's timing for its "town hall" with Trump. They are giving him a platform for defending himself, which he refused to do in court.

[Ocelot II]

70. Last I heard the case will go to the jury on Tuesday, May 9.

The CNN broadcast is on the 10th. The jury could still be deliberating at that time, and AFAIK they aren't sequestered. He can say whatever he wants after the jury has returned its verdict, but the trial is still in progress until then.

[wnylib]

83. When it's so close to the end of the trial,

what can the judge do if Trump speaks publicly while the jury is deliberating? The judge could sequester the jury while it deliberates if he anticipates this kind of b.s. from Trump, couldn't he?

If the jury is not sequestered during deliberations and Trump's defensive attacks get publicly aired, might they affect the jury's verdict? Especially if there is a veiled threat to them in Trump's verbal attacks?

I would hope that the judge would charge Trump with contempt and arrest him, but I don't think it would happen. Would there be a mistrial if Trump's verbal attacks intimidated the jury?

I strongly suspect that Trump intends to either influence the jury decision in his favor with his public comments (which might include intimidation) or to create a mistrial by intentionally violating the restrictions on him about discussing it.

I think it could all be avoided by sequestering the jury during deliberations and maybe before that.

[Ocelot II]

86. Typically the judge will give a cautionary instruction. The jury shouldn't be

watching/listening/reading about news regarding the trial anyhow, but I'm sure he will remind them again and caution them not to consider anything they might have heard about or from any of the parties. He isn't likely to sequester them but with TFG involved you never know.

[wnylib]

87. I think that sequestration would be a good way

to preserve the integrity of the trial process and to show Trump and others like him that their influence has limits and that courts will not be steamrollered by him.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

108. Interviewers don't take phone calls

During an interview. Once it's on, the only interruptions allowed would come through the producer, and then only if it's a dire emergency. The only way Joey Tacos could get them to stop his wanker client from talking is to be right there on the set.

Otherwise, the show must go on--and will.

[Ocelot II]

109. Then maybe Joey Tapioca could stand up in the audience waving a sign

that said something like: DONALD, SHUT THE FUCK UP!

[yardwork]

81. His gig at CNN will be irresistible to him. He is sure to talk about the trial.

[enough]

21. Yes, this is where he's going do do the confronting.

[sinkingfeeling]

24. +100

[BeyondGeography]

17. Guess Phony Soprano isn't getting the job done in the courtroom

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Eh tubs?

[2naSalit]

19. ...

Phony Soprano!

[kairos12]

46. Phony Soprano. You won the internets.

[2naSalit]

64. Wasn't me!

I wish! But yeah, that one wins the intertubes for the day.

[Ocelot II]

23. Phony Soprano!

[malaise]

41. Phony Soprano

Most Excellent

[BeyondGeography]

67. A perfect fit

with the slobfather brand.

[littlemissmartypants]

76. DUzy!!

[malaise]

20. Ah well he just couldn't get that invitation to the coronation

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

34. You'd think he could wrangle a special invitation from ...

... the Archbishop of Canterbury, George Santos.

[malaise]

36. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

seriously this should be embarrassing

[JudyM]

98. Haha!

[MLAA]

27. I bet he doesn't show his face in the courtroom, all bluster and bullshit (B&B)

[Walleye]

35. This tower of strength and honesty will confront once and for all

From a private golf course on foreign soil, what a man, what a man. I’m betting 8 to 5 and he will not show his face in the courtroom. He’s chicken

[hamsterjill]

38. Saying it and doing it are two different things.

It’s just the asshole spewing more shit. He is such a fucking wimp. He’d never “confront” any one.

[Botany]

48. Bullshit! If Trump wanted to confront his accuser E. Jean Carroll and Judge Kaplan he could ....

.... have attended the trial and taken the stand but that would mean that he would have to answers
questions under oath in cross examinations and no way would he do that and his lawyer would have
stopped him too. This is just pure bluster from a man who knows he will loose the case.

[muriel_volestrangler]

49. He presumably wants to spout off to the media outside the court, and sit inside, glowering at her

But he hasn't got much time:

Former President Donald Trump will not present defense witnesses in the civil trial over allegations he raped writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s, his attorney told the judge Wednesday.
...
Carroll is expected to rest her case Thursday, and jury deliberations are expected to begin next week.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-wont-put-defense-case-rape-trial-attorney-says-rcna82712

Testimony is expected to finish by the end of the day. Summations will take the day on Monday before the jury is charged and begins deliberating on Tuesday.

https://abc7ny.com/donald-trump-e-jean-carroll-trial-rape/13211248/

[mahatmakanejeeves]

51. His plane is still on the ground at Limerick.

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa3410

[sarcasmo]

52. A contempt of court charge is coming soon.

[OMGWTF]

53. Shitler said he was staying away from NYC

because he wanted to spare them the traffic problems that his presence would cause. Whaddaguy!

[appleannie1]

54. Go ahead and try that Big Boy

He is so full of bowel drainage that it is a wonder he has not exploded. If he did have the golf balls to do that, he would be behind bars in a half a minute. Especially for confronting a judge.

[Joinfortmill]

57. I wonder what has him so agitated. Loser.

[Ilsa]

60. Yeah, Donald, it sucks not getting invited to the coronation.

Not that he would like the food, and he might get slapped if he tried to grab Kate by the p*$$¥.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

110. He'd get far more than slapped if he tried

Something that stupid. The scariest guards at Buckingham are inside the palace, not outside.

[James48]

61. Yank his passport

Why is a pending felon still leaving the country?

[vlyons]

62. Guess he must have learned that not putting on a defense is tantamount to

admitting guilt. He still won't testify. He'll just rant and rave out of court. Aaarrgh! He's sooo tiresome.

[Historic NY]

63. He's just embarassed the Biden had a thunderous welcome in Ireland..

[malaise]

71. Knowing the lunatic I think he thought Charles owed him

an invitation to the coronation. After all he offered Charles membership at Mar-a-Lardo

[homegirl]

68. SHOW OF THE MONTH OR YEAR?

Donald coming on heavy Mafia style with the judge. I would pay $100. to watch on Pay per View!

[orthoclad]

69. Playing a game of course

The judge has been leaning on Joe Taco to make a decision about whether he was going to testify. He wanted the decision last week. Yesterday the news said that T's side would not be making a defense - no Trump, and the expert witness on the T side said he was too sick to testify (yeah, sick of Trump).

So what's with this confrontation? Does he think he can just barge into the courtroom unscheduled to show his brawn? Or will he tell a rally of his cultists to "fight like hell" and attack the courtroom?

I like the other posters' argument that he feels dissed in Ireland and Scotland (and England), so he's coming home in a tantrum.

[Evolve Dammit]

74. Maybe he thinks he can creep her out like he stalked H during the debates. "Nasty woman!"

[Bayard]

77. Isn't threatening a judge a crime?

No matter what he calls it. Wondering if the judge can still put a public gag order on him? Or, Ms. Carroll can just continue suing him every time he runs his mouth off maligning her.

[orthoclad]

88. Just another crime with no consequence

I expect that when the R primary heats up, DOJ will put charges off til he's elected, which willl give it an excuse to not prosecute a prez. Again.

Sorry, feeling cynical today.

[yardwork]

78. So is he going to testify? That's his chance to confront them!

[usonian]

89. Stop him at customs. For contempt of court.

People want to hear him sing "Chinga la migra"

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

111. And people would sing back

¿Chinga la? no, pendejo, ¡chingate!

[judesedit]

90. Please. Enough of your bullshit

One way or another, you're going down. Finally

[Wibly]

91. Trump says alot of things

Most of it BS, but that doesn't stop the DU crowd from hanging on every syllable.
I swear, he gets more air play here than he does on FOX, OANN and Newsmax all together.
Same goes for Boebert and Greene.
Most Democratic voters would never hear a peep out of those losers if it weren't for their own punditry lapping up every word that say and regurgitating it.
Stop feeding the troll!

[bringthePaine]

94. 🤣refuKKKchickenshit that ran away says what?

[republianmushroom]

95. Why didn't you show up for the trial and testify in your defense ?

[Midnight Writer]

100. He'll "confront them" on his CNN showcase.

[sellitman]

113. I never trusted CNN

I was right. (pardon the expression)

[EndlessWire]

101. I'd like to apologize to Scotland

and Ireland for the airing of Donald's dirty laundry. He knows he can't say that stuff here, because of the "hostile" judge. But, you guys let him land at the airport! Don't you know that he's only softening you up for the inevitable emergency golf trip he takes when Jack gets him indicted?

[lees1975]

102. Someone needs to help the poor, demented buffoon learn some new vocabulary words.

He has worn out the word "disgrace."

[Faux pas]

103. Yeah Sure Ya Betcha

[gatomedianoche]

106. More hot air from Trump

The plaintiff has rested and his attorney has already told the court that they won’t have any witnesses. Trump would be subjected to cross if he were to set foot in court. Trump will probably stand across the street from the court to launch a vitriolic attack on Jean Carroll, and milk his “victim hood” for all he can. Media shouldn’t give Trump oxygen!

[Voltaire2]

112. I don't think he quite understands how trials work.

[Kennah]

114. I don't think he quite understands how pencils work

[CTyankee]

115. I'm liking that judge already. The message was terse and direct. No drama.