The Donald Trump defamation trial is going about how you'd expect

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     April 26, 2023 There are enough sexual misconduct allegations against former President Donald Trump to [fill a Wikipedia page](, but it wasn't until this week that Trump actually went on [trial]( for charges stemming from such an allegation. In 2019, writer E. Jean Carroll said that Trump had raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s. Trump has denied this allegation, calling Carroll a liar and claiming that she was "[not my type](." Now, Carroll is seeking damages for assault and defamation in a civil suit. Hoping to establish a [pattern of behavior]( for Trump, Carroll's attorneys have promised that the jury will also hear from two other women who say that Trump assaulted and kissed them against their will. “Three women, one pattern,” Shawn Crowley, one of Carroll's attorneys, [said]( in court yesterday, as my colleague Russ Choma reported. “Pounce, kiss, grab, grope, don’t wait. When you’re a star you can do anything you want. And when they speak up about what happened, attack, humiliate them, call them liars.” Even though the case deals directly with Trump's public statements disparaging Carroll, the former president has not been able to help himself from continuing to post about the case on social media. As Russ, who was inside the courthouse, [reported today](, the judge told Trump's attorneys that their client needs to stop posting about the case online. "Your client might be tampering with a potential new source of liability," the judge said, seeming to threaten that Trump could face further legal consequences if he doesn't stop. The trial is expected to continue into next week. Follow along at [MotherJones.com](, and keep up with Russ on Twitter [here](. —Abigail Weinberg Advertisement [Vermont Law and Graduate School]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Judge Threatens Trump With Legal “Liability” Over New Attacks on E. Jean Carroll]( The former president railed against his accuser on Truth Social Wednesday morning. BY RUSS CHOMA SPONSORED CONTENT BY VERMONT LAW AND GRADUATE SCHOOL   Make a Difference with Vermont Law and Graduate School Vermont Law and Graduate School encourages—and empowers—students to dream big. We share a passion for social justice, the environment, food equity, criminal justice reform, the fair treatment of animals and so much more. VLGS offers law, master's, and certificate degrees, with flexible online, in-person, and hybrid formats. [Learn more about Vermont Law and Graduate School here](. [Trending] [The GOP's AI-generated Biden attack ad really is a warning about the future]( BY JAMES WEST   [Joe Manchin threatens to repeal the legislation he famously negotiated]( BY EAMON WHALEN   [Oregon bill could deem some environmental protests "domestic terrorism"]( BY NAVEENA SADASIVAM   [Is your dinner brought to you by child labor?]( BY TERESA COTSIRILOS Advertisement [Vermont Law and Graduate School]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyers Promise to Show Trump’s Pattern of Abuse]( On the first day of the trial, Trump’s lawyers sneered and mocked his accuser. BY RUSS CHOMA [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755