And, Jean Carroll's lawyers played a series of clips of Trump's past statements and media statements in which he belittles Carroll as “sick,” threatens to sue her attorney, and rants about “deceptions” made against him. .
“This is a hoax,” Trump said during a deposition in this October 2022 case. “This ridiculous situation that we're doing right here. She's a liar and she's a sick person, in my opinion, really sick.”
Another clip from the same statement showed Trump saying he hopes to sue Carroll and his attorney.
The court is on a short break.