A Manhattan federal judge condemned former President Donald Trump's "highly inappropriate" posts on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, as witness testimony commenced in E. Jean Carroll's civil rape case against Trump.

About an hour before the trial's second day began, Trump, 76, took to his social media platform, labeling Carroll's case as "a made-up SCAM" and accusing her lawyers of being "political operatives." He also demanded that the dress the former advice columnist wore on the day of the alleged rape be introduced as evidence in the trial, something Carroll initially requested to compare the dress to Trump's DNA.

Judge Lewis Kaplan, who previously ruled that Trump's DNA would not be considered during the trial, questioned the former president's attorney about the post before the jury was brought in, noting that the message seemed intended for the jury.

"Your client is essentially attempting to communicate with his audience, but more concerningly, with the jury in this case," Kaplan stated.

When Trump's attorney, Joe Tacopina, mentioned an alleged press leak from Carroll's side, Kaplan dismissed the argument, saying, "What you're attempting to do is deflect from a statement by your client that appears entirely inappropriate on its face."

Tacopina eventually agreed to discuss the matter with Trump and "request that he refrain from any further posts regarding this case."

However, the judge warned Tacopina that Trump could be creating additional legal issues for himself.

"We are venturing into an area where your client may or may not be tampering with a new source of potential liability, and I believe you understand what I mean," Kaplan cautioned.

Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, raised the issue of Trump's posts, telling the judge, "The defendant in this case went on Truth Social and made a lengthy statement that is patently untrue."

Trump has not attended the first two days of the trial.

In another Truth Social post on Wednesday morning, Trump wrote a lengthy message, claiming that Carroll's case was a "SCAM."

Carroll was about 50 years old at the time of the alleged assault in the spring of 1996 when she claims she encountered Trump at Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue, where the two joked before things took a dark turn in the sixth-floor fitting room.

On Wednesday, Carroll's attorneys called their first witness, and Carroll herself took the stand to recount the alleged attack.

"He lied and ruined my reputation, and I'm here to reclaim my life," she told the court.

Carroll, 79, sued the 45th president for the alleged assault and for allegedly defaming her by denying her claims and stating he didn't even know her when she came forward with the accusations in 2019.