Posted on 05/05/2023 4:43:26 AM PDT by thegagline
Former President Donald Trump called the infamous 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape of himself “very old news” when questioned by lawyers for rape accuser E. Jean Carroll, according to a video of his deposition played in Manhattan federal court Thursday.
The jury overseeing Carroll’s ongoing civil trial against Trump, 76, on Thursday morning heard — for the second time — the notorious recording of the 45th president saying he would grab women “by the p—y” and they let him because he’s a star.
“This is very old news, fully litigated,” Trump told Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan at the Oct. 19, 2022 deposition, adding it was “Locker room talk.” *** During the deposition, Trump launched a series of barbs at Carroll and Kaplan including calling the former New York Magazine advice columnist “a nut job,” “a sick person” and calling her attorney “a political operative” as she was questioning him.
“This is a hoax too,” Trump said in the video. “This is a ridiculous situation. She a liar and she is a sick person in my opinion, really sick. Something is really wrong with her.” *** Kaplan grilled Trump about publicly implying that his accusers are not physically his type.
Trump told Kaplan without prompting, “you wouldn’t be a choice of mine either. I would not under any circumstances have any interest in you.”
In deposition video, Trump was also shown a photo of Carroll whom he mistook for his ex-wife Marla Maples.
Carroll’s lawyers said during opening statements last week that this moment dispels Trump’s claim that their client wasn’t his “type.” ***
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Agreed. He runs his mouth when he should pick his words carefully.
Trump said they allow you to do it.
Rupert reports that as he did it.
Correct
You and I can make that distinction, but the plaintiff’s lawyers will do everything they can to downplay the difference to the jury.
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