Trump shakes his head in court as E Jean Carroll testifies: ‘He shattered my reputation’

A jury hasalready determined that Donald Trump sexually abused E Jean Carroll in the 1990s, then defamed her by lying that it never happened.

Now the former Elle magazine columnist says she has been branded “a fraud and a whack job” by the same man, who appeared in a federal courtroom in New York City on Wednesday to watch her testimony during a second defamation trial stemming from her allegations against the former president.

“I’m here because I was assaulted by Donald Trump and when I wrote about it, he said it never happened,” she testified.

“He lied,” she said. “And he shattered my reputation.”

Mr Trump – who also watched opening arguments in the case on Tuesday – shook his head and made comments about Ms Carroll and the case within earshot of the jury as he sat with his attorneys at the defence table.

US District Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Mr Trump could be kicked out of the courtroom for his outbursts, which have become a central part of his campaign to become the Republican nominee for president as the race overlaps with a long list of criminal and civil cases.

Asked by her attorney how Mr Trump’s remarks have damaged her career, Ms Carroll said: “People don’t write to an advice columnist that’s being attacked like this.”

“Previously I was known simply as a journalist,” she said. “Now I’m known as a liar, a fraud, and a whack job.”

Ms Carroll – while testifying about the deluge of derogatory messages she receives that label her a liar, call her names, or threaten violence – sobbed as she recalled her fears that someone would shoot her.

A jury will determine monetary damages owed to Ms Carroll, whom Mr Trump repeatedly defamed by calling her a liar and denying that he sexually assaulted her. Ms Carroll is seeking