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Juries don't like the unruly behavior Donald Trump and attorney Alina Habba are exhibiting in court, a MSNBC legal expert argued Wednesday.

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance took to the airwaves to dissect Trump and Habba's antics in the federal New York City courtroom where the former president faces off against E. Jean Carroll, the writer he's been found liable of sexually abusing and defaming.

The Michigan Republican Party is struggling to stay afloat after failing to pay interest on a loan from Comerica Bank for more than 120 days. Now, the party is contemplating the sale of its headquarters in order to pay off some of its mounting debt.

According to nonprofit online news outlet Bridge Michigan, the Michigan GOP has been in default on a loan of more than $500,000 since December 12. Since then, the loan has accumulated more than $10,000 in interest and nearly $1,000 in late fees.

Maine Superior Court on Wednesday ruled that Donald Trump can appear on the primary election ballot pending a higher court's ruling on a decision to bar him using the Constitution's 14th Amendment insurrectionist clause, Lawfare's Roger Parloff reported.

Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows had ruled that Trump had violated the amendment, which states insurrectionists cannot hold public office, and therefore didn't qualify for the ballot.

Donald Trump’s declaration Wednesday that he would “love” Judge Lewis Kaplan to toss him from his defamation trial is best compared to the actions of a playground bully, a legal expert argued Wednesday.

“Throwing rocks at the judge, so to speak, disrupting his courtroom, is very unlikely to help him legally,” attorney Renato Mariotti said on CNN Wednesday afternoon.

Writer E. Jean Carroll told a jury this week that she's been the target of threats of sexual and physical violence ever since she was defamed by Donald Trump, ABC News reported.

Carroll claims one person told her to "stick a gun in my mouth and pull the trigger" while another message said, "I hope someone really does attack, rape and murder you."

Donald Trump took to his personal social media account on Wednesday afternoon during the lunch break in the E. Jean Carroll defamation damages trial.

After a difficult morning in Trump was admonished by the judge and forced to follow the rules of the court, the ex-president raged online that the way he was being treated was unfair.

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump were denied Wednesday after they asked a judge to recuse himself in a defamation trial.

Following a lunch break on the second day of trial, one of the former president's lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to recuse himself.

Donald Trump's lawyer Alina Habba is drawing criticism from legal analysts as the second day of the E. Jean Carroll defamation damages trial unfolds.

At the start of the day, Habba clashed with Judge Lewis Kaplan, who was forced to tell her that in court she stands when speaking to the judge.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Wednesday suggested that pregnant women should be forced to give birth to "fill jobs" and solve the "population growth problem."

Greene made the remarks during a House Oversight Committee hearing on immigration policy.

Although Fox News personalities regularly use Vice President Kamala Harris as a punchline, former Trump spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany warned the network's viewers that Harris seems to have upped her game heading into the 2024 presidential election.

After playing clips of Harris talking about abortion rights on ABC's "The View," McEnany speculated that Harris has been through some media training because her presentation on the program was much better than in past interviews.

The judge in Donald Trump's defamation trial threatened Wednesday to kick him out of court because he "can't control" himself.

MSNBC legal analyst Katie Phang transcribed the in-court dressing-down.