'Don't even know who this woman is,' Trump posts video after brief testimony in E. Jean Carroll case

Former President Trump posted a video Thursday with extended remarks about former magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll after he was limited earlier in the day in a New York courtroom in testifying on behalf of himself in Carroll's civil defamation case.

Trump was found liable in May 2023 for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, who had accused him of sexually assaulted her in 1996. He was ordered to pay $5 million in damages. 

Trump denied the allegations, which resulted in the defamation charge.

This second trial, which began Jan. 16, is centered on how much Trump will owe Carroll in additional damages.

"I don't even know who this woman is," Trump, now the top 2024 GOP presidential candidate, said on Truth Social. "This is another scam. It's a political witchhunt."

In the 18-second video, he also suggested that Carroll, her story and her case are being financed by Democratic operatives. 

Trump is set to return to court Friday for closing arguments with a jury decision that could come within hours of the trial's conclusion.