Donald Trump testifies in court in defamation case

Donald Trump has testified in his defence of a defamation case brought by fashion writer E Jean Carroll, whom he had previously sexually abused.

A judge has already ruled Trump's statements were defamatory and the jury will now decide how much Trump must pay in damages.

Before Trump took the stand the judge outlined severe restrictions on what Trump could say. Judge Kaplan was clear that Trump had “sexually abused” Carroll - something that was established in a separate civil case last year.

Trump shook his head as the judge was saying this, and could be heard making a noise of disgust like “ugh", CBS reported.

While the judge was setting restrictions, Carroll's lawyer said they heard Trump insisting that he would violate the rules.

Moments later as Habba was speaking, Trump did break the rules, saying: "I don’t know who the woman is. I never met this woman", causing the judge to reprimand him for “interrupting".

After his testimony, a reporter with WCBS heard Trump saying, while leaving the courtroom: "It’s not America. This is not America.”

Carroll seeks $10m (£7.8m), saying the comments harmed her reputation and unleashed a torrent of death threats. Trump denies any wrongdoing and says he never instructed anyone to harm her.