Ex-president\u2019s departure came as Carroll\u2019s lead attorney noted he had continued to defame former Elle writer during trial<\/p>\n
As E Jean Carroll\u2019s second defamation trial against Donald Trump neared its final stage Friday morning in New York, proceedings quickly took a turn for the absurd with the judge threatening his lawyer with \u201clockup\u201d and the ex-president leaving about 10 minutes into the former Elle writer\u2019s closing argument. Trump returned to court for his defense\u2019s closing.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s abrupt departure came as Carroll\u2019s lead attorney, Roberta Kaplan, was delivering her closing argument \u2013 shortly after she noted that he had continued to defame the former Elle writer during this very trial. Trump left.<\/p>\n
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