A video of former US President Donald Trump’s deposition in his civil rape trial was released to the public on Friday.
The footage, which was taken last October, lasted about 48 minutes, during which Trump denied the rape allegations leveled against him by EJane Carroll, claiming that she was “his type.” It wasn’t.”
During the speech, he was shown a leaked Access Hollywood tape, where he was heard saying, “When you’re a star, you can “do anything” for women,” to which he nervously added his own. Moved to the seat.
The footage also shows Trump repeatedly denying Carroll’s allegations and in one photo mistaking her for his ex-wife Marla Maples.
Trump’s lawyers did not call any witnesses before closing their case and are not in New York for the trial.
Carroll, an author and longtime advice columnist, is suing the former president for battery over the incident and defamation for denying the incident. On Thursday, the lawyers of the parties closed their case.
During the rhetoric, Trump repeatedly denied the accusations made against him by Carroll. When he was shown a photo of himself, Carol and her then-husband John Johnson, he misidentified Carol and thought she was Marla Maples. He then said the photo was “very blurry” before his lawyer corrected it.
Trump’s lawyers did not call any witnesses before closing their case and are not in New York for the trial. Carroll, an author and longtime advice columnist, is suing the former president for battery over the incident and defamation for denying the incident. On Thursday, the lawyers of the parties closed their case.
Trump’s statement has been closely watched, with many legal analysts saying it could be a deciding factor in the case. Trump’s claim that Carol was “not his type” has drawn scrutiny, with many pointing out that he mistook her for his ex-wife in the photo. Legal analyst Renato Mariotti said Trump’s testimony could influence the jury’s decision.
During the rhetoric, Trump called Carroll’s claim “the most ridiculous, disgusting story” and claimed it was “just made up.” His lawyers have said he will not testify in person, but Trump told reporters he may cut short a trip to Ireland and Britain to “confront” Carroll in court. The judge gave Trump until Sunday afternoon to decide whether he would take the stand.
Trump was handed the photo. Looking at the it, he said: “I don’t even know who the woman – let’s see, I don’t know who, it’s Marla.”
His questioner asked: “You say Marla’s in this photo?”
Trump said: “That’s Marla, yeah. That’s my wife.”
Asked “which woman are you pointing to”, Trump said: “Here.”
His questioner said: “The person you’ve just pointed to is E Jean Carroll.”
“Oh I see,” Trump said, adding: “Is that Carroll? Because it’s very blurry”.
Another footage revealed Trump discussing the Access Hollywood hot-mic recording that came up in 2016, which posed a brief threat to his election campaign.
Trump is heard saying: “I just start kissing them, it’s like a magnet, just kiss, I don’t even wait and when you’re a star they just let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.”
In his deposition, he said: “Well historically, that’s true with stars.”
He was asked: “It’s true you can grab them by the pussy?”
He said: “Well, if you look over the last million years, I guess that’s been largely true. Not always, but largely true. Unfortunately or fortunately.”
“You consider yourself a star?”
“I think you can say that, yeah.”
