Former President Donald Trump denied a writer’s rape claim and called her a “whack job” -- among other insults -- during an October deposition taken as part of a defamation lawsuit, according to a transcript made public on Friday. Never happened, never would happen,” Trump said of an allegation made by former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll. “I think she's a whack job.”PHOTO: FILE - President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. Kaplan asked Trump whether he had ever pressured a woman to engage in sex with him. But you may have some people like your client who are willing to lie.”Trump calls E. Jean Carroll 'whack job' in newly released deposition transcript originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 14, 2023 18:57 UTC