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NEW YORK — Donald Trump taunted the judge at his Manhattan defamation trial Wednesday as he was threatened with expulsion for mouthing off about E. Jean Carroll in front of the jury after being warned to stay quiet. “Mr. Trump has the right to be present here. That right can be forfeited, and it can be forfeited if he is disruptive, which is what has been reported to me,” Manhattan Federal Court Judge Lewis Kaplan said. “Mr. Trump, I hope I don’t have to consider excluding you from the trial … I understand you’re probably very eager for me to do that.” Trump then brazenly replied, “I would l…

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