NEW: SDNY Judge Lew Kaplan tells Trump he won’t tell the jury Trump is “excused” from attending the E. Jean Carroll trial. Trump is neither obligated to attend in the first place nor are Trump, the Secret Service, & U.S. Marshals unable to plan for and handle his attendance. 1/ pic.twitter.com/bEwUHf5ZGY

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