Donald Trump's courtroom antics, especially those poking at the presiding federal judge, during his second E. Jean Carroll defamation trial could backfire on the former president, legal experts say.
U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan directed the former president to muzzle his commentary or face being removed the from courtroom, a move that Trump responded to by throwing up his hands and exclaiming he would "love" that. That behavior, according to MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin, appears to serve a specific goal.
