Donald Trump Rape Case: Judge Allows Grab 'Em by the P*ssy' Tape as Evidence
"Grab 'em by the p*ssy" has become one of former President Donald Trump's most infamous quotes after an audio of his 2005 conversation with then-Access Hollywood host Billy Bush leaked.
On Friday, a federal judge allowed the tape as evidence at Trunp's upcoming trial in the alleged rape of writer E. Jean Carroll.
The "Access Hollywood" tape almost derailed Trump's presidential run in 2016. His lawyers tried to stop the tape from being submitted as evidence but failed due to the ruling by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan.
The infamous tape can now be used as evidence to support the former Elle magazine columnist's claims that the New York real-estate mogul attacked her in the dressing room of a posh Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s.
According to the Associated Press, when Trump denied the alleged rape incident, Carroll sued him for defamation.
In his ruling, Kqplan wrote, "In this case, a jury reasonably could find, even from the Access Hollywood tape alone, that Mr. Trump admitted in the Access Hollywood tape that he in fact has had contact with women's genitalia in the past without their consent, or that he had attempted to do so."
The 'Access Hollywood' Tape
A secret video captured the conversation between Donald Trump and then-Access Hollywood host Billy Bush inside a bus. The two did not realize they were caught on a hot mic.
In the audio obtained and published by the Washington Post, Trump started talking about trying to have sex with an unidentified married woman who refused the real-estate tycoon's advances.
Then moments later, Vox reported that Trump noticed soap opera star Arianne Zucker, who escorted him and Bush into the "Access Hollywood' set.
Bush was caught saying that Zucker was "hot as shit" before Trump joked that Bush should "use some Tic Tacs" in case he starts kissing her.
Then, Trump said: "I'm automatically attracted to beautiful - I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait."
He added: "When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the p*ssy. You can do anything."
Trump issued an apology afterward, saying the comments were only "locker room banter."
Judge Also Allowed Testimony From Other Donald Trump Victims
According to CNBC, the judge also ruled that Jessica Leeds, another alleged sexual assault victim of Donald Trump, can testify. Trump allegedly groped Leeds and tried to put his hand up her skirt on a 1979 flight from Texas to New York.
The judge also allowed testimony from former PEOPLE Magazine staff writer Natasha Stoynoff, who said Trump pinned her against a wall and forcibly kissed her at his Mar-a-Lago mansion.
She was supposed to interview Trump and then-pregnant Melania Trump when the alleged sexual assault happened.
Aside from saying that his remarks on the tape were "locker room talk," he insisted that his words do not reflect his conduct.
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Written by: Rick Martin
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