The following article includes mentions of sexual assault.
However, Habba crossed another line with the judge during the trial and got threatened with jail time.
Carroll’s attorneys disagreed, and Judge Lewis Kaplan agreed with them.
Habba tried to get the judge to change his mind, but he refused.
“You are on the verge of spending some time in the lockup.
Sit down,” Kaplan told her.
However, during Habba’s closing arguments, she did just that.
Judge Lewis Kaplan sustained the objection from Carroll’s legal team.
Although that was not as direct as his previous warning, it was just the beginning.
The judge also admonished Habba for implying that Carroll was lying.
He said “it is established” that Trump assaulted her.
You will finish your statement."
That’s on top of the $5 million Carroll received from the 2023 trial.
If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available.
