On Wednesday, Eric Trump managed to get his father, failed former president Donald Trump, in worse legal trouble than he was already facing with comments he made on social media in defiance of a judge overseeing the defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll against the ex-president.
During a court hearing in New York City, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Trump attorney Joseph Tacopina that his client was “tampering with a new source of potential liability” and noted that he should advise the former president not to comment on the trial.
A few hours later, as the trial resumed after a lunch break, attorneys for Carroll informed Judge Kaplan that Eric Trump had also made postings on social media about the trial.
Here’s what Eric posted on Twitter:
“Jean Carroll’s legal battle against my father is allegedly being FUNDED by political activist Reid Hoffman (co-founder of Linkedin). A civil lawsuit, being funded by a billionaire, with no direct involvement in the case, out of pure hatred, spite or fear of a formidable candidate, is an embarrassment to our country, should be illegal, and tells you everything you need to know about the case at hand.”
That led Judge Kaplan to tell Tacopina that his client was “now sailing in harm’s way with his son,” adding, “If I was in your shoes, I’d be having a conversation with your client.”
The defamation trial continues today in New York.
