How Trump’s Damning Testimony Could Be Used Against Him [Video]

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is trying to use former President Donald Trump‘s testimony defending the Hollywood Access tape in the E Jean Carroll case against him, according to court documents, and one expert told Newsweek two reasons why the testimony might be allowed.

Bragg’s office charged Trump on counts of falsifying business records earlier this year in relation to the years-long probe into whether the former president made an alleged hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, who has claimed to have had an affair with Trump, during his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump has denied ever having an affair with Daniels as well as denying the alleged payment. He has accused Bragg of prosecuting him for politically-motivated purposes ahead of the 2024 election, in which he is again running for president.

In preparation for the trial slated for March 2024, Bragg has requested a federal judge’s approval to use testimony made by Trump during questioning in …