In Deposition, Donald Trump Says Illegal Immigration Led to Nomination (NY Slimes Alert!)

New York Slimes ^ | September 30, 2016 | Steve Eder

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Donald J. Trump is often seen at rallies or on reality television or across from a journalist. But on Friday, a Washington judge made public video showing Mr. Trump in a far more subdued setting: the deposition room.

The video shows Mr. Trump, in a black suit and blue tie, sitting in an nondescript law office in June answering questions in his suit against Geoffrey Zakarian, a celebrity chef who backed out of Mr. Trump’s new hotel development at the Old Post Office Pavilion in Washington. Mr. Trump is also suing another chef, José Andrés, who backed out of another restaurant.

The chefs pulled out after Mr. Trump made incendiary comments last year about Mexican immigrants as he announced his presidential campaign. Mr. Trump said Mexico was sending people with “problems” — “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”

He is suing the companies associated with Mr. Zakarian and Mr. Andrés for breach of contract.

In the deposition, Mr. Trump sat for about 100 minutes, often with his arms folded and sometimes swaying in his chair. He answered questions about the contracts with the chefs and about his remarks on Mexicans, telling Mr. Zakarian’s lawyer, Deborah Baum, that he had been misinterpreted by the news media, which he called “very dishonest.”

“All I’m doing is bringing up a situation which is very real, about illegal immigration,” he said during the deposition. “And I think, you know, most people think I’m right.”

[Vaduz]

And start the mass deportation.

[kjam22]

I thought Trump seemed very professional during the deposition

LOL.... professional in a deposition means you answer yes, no, I can't remember, or I'm not sure. That's it.

[Scooter100]

Thanks!

[glock rocks]

Obvious breech of contract. WTF, he should now sue for defamation. This ain’t Iron Chef.