“Well, historically that’s true with stars,” Trump said regarding his grab-them-by-the-pussy comment. At one point the former president defended statements he made bragging about sexually assaulting women in the infamous Access Hollywood tape. Throughout questioning, a combative and often agitated Trump sparred with lawyers. On Thursday, the jury heard Trump’s testimony through a videotaped deposition that was played before the court. The act, approved in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement, allows survivors of sexual assault to bring civil cases against their accused assailants even if the criminal statute of limitations has expired. The suit was later upgraded to include a charge of battery under New York’s new Adult Survivors Act. Carroll filed a defamation suit regarding statements Trump made about her in the aftermath of her accusation. “We have a rough judge, we have a judge who doesn’t like much,” he told reporters.Ĭarroll in 2019 accused Trump of raping her in the dressing room of a New York department store in the ‘90s. The words of caution have clearly not fazed Trump, who said Kaplan was “a judge who’s extremely hostile” towards him. “False accusations against a rich guy, or in my case against a famous, rich and political person that’s leading the polls by 40 points, and I have to go back for a woman who made a false accusation about me.” “It’s a disgrace that it’s allowed to happen,” he ranted. Trump added that he would “probably” attend the trial. I don’t have to but I chose to ,” the former president whined to reporters. “I have to leave Scotland, I have to leave Ireland, where I have great property. early to give Carroll a piece of his mind. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan that Trump would not be appearing as a witness on his own behalf, or presenting a defense at all.ĭespite giving an official notice to the judge, Trump claimed to reporters that he will return to the U.S. On Wednesday, Trump’s lawyers informed U.S.

While the former president has spent the last several days hitting the links in Scotland and Ireland, back home in Manhattan a jury is weighing evidence against Trump in a civil rape trial brought by author E. Donald Trump took a break while golfing in Ireland on Thursday to complain to reporters that he, a “famous rich and political person that’s leading the polls by 40 points,” has to deal with a rape trial.

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