Hush-money trial judge hands Trump a win by keeping E. Jean Carroll deposition out of evidence, but issues stern jail warning a short time later

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Still frame from Donald Trump’s deposition in E. Jean Carroll rape case.

After Donald Trump kicked off Monday by calling his hush-money trial judge “crooked,” the jurist issued favorable rulings for the defense, including one refusing to allow into evidence the deposition that the former president gave in the E. Jean Carroll case, where he defended his remarks on the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape. But a short time later, the judge separately warned Trump he’ll be jailed if he doesn’t show up to court every day of the expected six-week trial.

Acting New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, taking care of some “loose ends” before jury selection in the first of its kind criminal trial of a former president, once again declined to recuse himself from the case, despite the Trump team’s repeated complaints about his daughter’s political consulting for Democrats.

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