A cowardly defendant would rather violate court rules than show up

 That coward, of course, is Donald Trump.

We are now into the 3rd day of a civil trial involving journalist E. Jean Carroll, who alleged that in the mid 90's, she & Trump met at Burgdorf Goodman, and after some light flirting, Carroll was coaxed into trying on some clothes, but that Trump, allegedly, caught her unaware, and "raped" her. Other women have come forward.

So why is Trump refusing to be at court? He's too afraid to face his accuser straight up. Instead, he goes on Truthless Social, and fabricates his version of events, right before Carroll gave her testimony. Judge Lewis Kaplan wasn't buying whatever garbage attorney Joe "Defensive" Tacopina was selling, and let Tacopina know about it.

Farron Cousins explains.

Trump has repeatedly denied knowing or meeting Carroll, which could be explained away with the simple fact that the Oldest Baby in America is having memory issues. He reshapes events to suit his narrative, not the reality. His refusal to be in court the last two days, and today as well, speaks to his fear of facing Carroll. As I've noted, there are pictures of them together, like this one:

If Diaper Don doesn't show up at all during the trial, stick a fork in him. He's done. Tacopina had better hope he was paid in advance, else he'll join a long list of creditors Diaper Don owes money to.