Judge in Trump rape defamation case allows 'Access Hollywood' tape as evidence

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during an lawsuit held to code the caller derailment of a bid carrying hazardous waste, successful East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 22, 2023. 

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A national justice connected Friday ruled that the "Access Hollywood" portion revealing erstwhile President Donald Trump bragging astir groping women without their anterior consent could beryllium utilized arsenic grounds successful a civilian proceedings wherever helium is accused of raping the writer E. Jean Carroll successful the mid-1990s.

Judge Lewis Kaplan besides ruled that grounds from 2 different women who accidental that Trump sexually assaulted them years agone successful abstracted incidents tin beryllium introduced into grounds astatine the trial.

The "Access Hollywood" tape, was recorded successful 2005, but lone became nationalist conscionable earlier the 2016 election, erstwhile Trump was archetypal seeking the presidency.

"I'm automatically attracted to beauteous women — I conscionable commencement kissing them, it's similar a magnet. Just kiss. I don't adjacent wait," Trump says connected that tape.

"And erstwhile you're a star, they fto you bash it. You tin bash anything. "Grab 'em by the p----."

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