During deposition in rape lawsuit, Trump mistakenly took photo of E. Jean Carroll as his ex-wife

In a photo he was shown in a deposition, court documents reveal that former President Donald Trump mistook E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused him of rape with Marla Maples.

A portion of the October issue deposition The U.S. District Court for Southern New York released a Wednesday exchange in which Trump was questioned by Carroll’s lawyer regarding a black-and white photograph that featured a small number of people, including Carroll.

“That’s Marla, yeah. Trump said that Maples was his wife.

Alina Habba (Trump lawyer) corrected the error, saying: “No, that’s Carroll.”

Trump’s statements under oath could undercut his repeated denials about Carroll’s allegations. He claimed that Carroll is “implicit.”not my type.”

From 1993 to 1999, Trump was married to Maples. Carroll, now 79, claims that Trump attacked Maples in a New York departmental store in the middle-1990s.

Habba was asked for his opinion by NBC News.

Maples, 59, was the second of Trump’s three wives; the couple had one child together, Tiffany Trump. He married Melania Donald in 2005.

Trump, who is the man behind the launch of a 2024 presidential bidLast week, Carroll sued. Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s request and ordered that certain parts of the lawsuit be dismissed. deposition Be made public.

Trump refuted the claims in the earlier excerpt. repeatedly insulted Carroll, calling her a “whack job” who’s “not my type.”

The case is scheduled to be tried in April.

This article was originally published by NBCNews.com