Deposed Trump hurled insults at woman who said he raped her - The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Questioned for a lawsuit, erstwhile President Donald Trump hurled insults and threatened to writer the columnist who accused him of raping her successful a section store successful the 1990s, according to excerpts of his videotaped grounds unsealed by a tribunal connected Friday.

Portions of his 5 1/2-hour October deposition successful a suit filed by columnist E. Jean Carroll were released publically aft a national justice rejected his lawyers’ petition that it remained sealed.

“She said that I did thing to her that ne'er took place. There was nary anything. I cognize thing astir this seed job,” helium said, according to the transcript.

The excerpts uncover a contentious conflict betwixt Trump and Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, who questioned him arsenic Trump called the erstwhile longtime Elle mag columnist the perpetrator of “a implicit scam” successful which she described the rape arsenic she “was promoting a truly crummy book.”

“I volition writer her aft this is over, and that’s the happening I truly look guardant to doing. And I’ll writer you too,” helium told Kaplan.

The merchandise of excerpts from the deposition came the aforesaid time arsenic Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, unrelated to the lawyer, besides refused a petition by Trump’s attorneys to flip retired 2 lawsuits by Carroll alleging defamation and rape. An April proceedings is planned.

Trump has repeatedly said the brushwood with Carroll successful the mid-1990s astatine an upscale Manhattan section store ne'er happened.

In his testimony, Trump repeatedly attacked Carroll’s depiction of him arsenic a rapist.

Trump said helium knew it wasn’t “politically correct” to accidental “she’s not my type” erstwhile helium responded to claims soon aft Carroll’s 2019 publication was published. The writer alleged she was attacked by Trump successful a dressing country aft they had a accidental gathering successful the store and she agreed to assistance him prime retired lingerie for a friend.

“But I’ll accidental it anyway,” helium said. “She’s accusing maine of rape, a pistillate that I person nary thought who she is. It came retired of the blue. She’s accusing maine of raping her, the worst happening you tin do, the worst charge.”

Speaking to her attorney, helium added: “And you cognize it’s not existent too. You’re a governmental operative also. You’re a disgrace. But she’s accusing maine and truthful are you of rape, and it ne'er took place.”

At 1 constituent successful the deposition, Trump called Carroll “sick, mentally sick.” He mischaracterized an interrogation Carroll had fixed connected CNN, falsely claiming she had talked astir enjoying being sexually assaulted. “She really indicated that she loved it. Okay? She loved it until commercialized break,” Trump said. “In fact, I deliberation she said it was sexy, didn’t she? She said it was precise sexy to beryllium raped. Didn’t she accidental that?”

Kaplan, Carroll’s attorney, past tried to elicit from Trump that helium raped her client.

“So, sir, I conscionable privation to confirm: It’s your grounds that E. Jean Carroll said that she loved being sexually assaulted by you?”

Trump answered: “Well, based connected her interrogation with Anderson Cooper, I judge that’s what took place. And we tin specify that. ... I deliberation she said that rape was sexy – which it’s not, by the way.”

What Carroll has said successful her writing, and successful the interrogation with Cooper, is that she doesn’t similar to usage the connection rape due to the fact that immoderate different radical “think rape is sexy.” She said she preferred the word “fight.”

At different constituent successful the deposition, Kaplan asked Trump if helium had ever touched a pistillate connected her bosom oregon buttocks oregon immoderate different intersexual portion without her consent.

“Well, I volition archer you no, but you whitethorn person immoderate radical similar your lawsuit that lie,” helium responded.

Kaplan, the Manhattan judge, earlier Friday upheld the lawsuits alleging rape and defamation and seeking unspecified damages by Carroll, saying they could proceed to proceedings due to the fact that Trump’s challenges were without merit.

“The information that Mr. Trump denies Ms. Carroll’s allegations does not participate into the investigation astatine this signifier of the case,” the jurist wrote. “What, if anything, really occurred indispensable await further proceedings if the ailment withstands the contiguous motion.”

Alina Habba, an lawyer for Trump, said successful a statement: “While we are disappointed with the Court’s decision, we mean to instantly entreaty the bid and proceed to advocator for our client’s constitutionally protected rights.”

She did not instantly respond to a petition for remark aft the merchandise of the deposition. Roberta Kaplan declined comment.

In his ruling, the justice said the Adult Survivor’s Act was akin to the Child Victims Act, different New York authorities instrumentality that temporarily allowed victims of intersexual assaults erstwhile they were children to writer their abusers years later.

Carroll initially sued Trump for defamation aft helium mocked her claims helium sexually assaulted her. Carroll sued Trump with the rape claim successful November, erstwhile the Adult Survivor’s Act took effect.