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Newly unsealed transcripts from Donald Trump’s deposition in the E. Gene Carroll case show the former president mistook Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples in the photo.
The transcript shows that during a deposition in October 2022, Trump was shown black-and-white photos of him interacting with several people, including then-wife Ivana, Carol, and her then-husband. .
“I don’t know who it is. It’s Mara,” Trump said when shown the photo. “It’s Marla, yes. It’s my wife,” he asked for clarification.
According to the transcript, Trump’s attorney, Alina Hubba, interrupted by saying, “No, it’s Carol.”
Carroll first sued Trump for defamation in 2019 after denying the rape allegations. She filed a second lawsuit against Trump in November under new laws allowing her to sue for battery, even though the statute of limitations for her crimes had passed.
Mr Trump denied sexually assaulting the former magazine columnist and said he never pressured a woman to have sex with him, according to depositions released last week.
During the deposition, Trump repeated earlier comments that he didn’t know Carroll and that she wasn’t his type.
Trump said it wasn’t “politically correct” to say she wasn’t his type, but he had to defend himself. rice field.
When asked if he ever kissed a woman without her consent, Trump testified: But no. I mean, I don’t think so. He also denied touching women’s breasts or buttocks.
Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, asked Trump, “Have you ever pressured a woman to have sex with you?”
“The answer is no. But there may be people, like your clients, who are willing to lie,” Trump testified.
