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Trump questioned about the rape allegations against him went public for the first time on Friday, providing a glimpse of the Republican’s emphatic, often colorful denials.

Jurors have spent the last few days watching video of Trump’s October 2022 statement during the trial of a lawsuit brought against him by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. Transcripts of Trump’s testimony had previously been made public, but not the recording itself.

The video was made available Friday to news organizations covering the proceedings.

The video shows Trump answering questions in his signature navy blue suit and blue tie. He called Carroll’s claim that he raped her in an upscale Manhattan department store “a false, disgusting lie.”

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It is a shame. Frankly, it’s a shame that something like this could be brought up, Trump said.

He reiterated his claim that Carroll was not his type, but also mistook her for his second wife, Marla Maples, when he was shown a photo of him meeting Carroll and her then-husband at an event in the 1980s.

Trump was also asked about the infamous Access Hollywood video in which he bragged about grabbing women’s genitals. He said, as he has before, that he was talking in the dressing room, justifying his comments about famous people getting their way with women by saying, “Historically, that’s true with stars.”

All scheduled testimony in the trial was closed on Thursday, clearing the way for attorneys to deliver their closing arguments Monday, barring a last-minute decision by Trump to testify.