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As former president Donald Trump denied the sexual harassment allegations against him, at a press conference on Friday, he said she (Jessica Leeds) could not have been the chosen one. He also added that he's aware of the repercussion of the statement and that it was a terrible thing to day.
"She said I was making out with her. And then, after 15 minutes — and she changed her story a couple times, maybe it was quicker — then I grabbed her at a certain part and that's when she had enough," Trump said after appearing in court for an appeal gearing.
"Think of the practicality of this: I'm famous, I'm in a plane, people are coming into the plane. And I'm looking at a woman, and I grab her and start kissing her and making out with her. What are the chances of that happening?"
"And frankly — I know you're going to say it's a terrible thing to say — but it couldn't have happened, it didn't happen, and she would not have been the chosen one. She would not have been the chosen one," Trump said.
Trump addressed the press conference at Trump Tower New York after he briefly attended the court -- which was voluntary, not mandatory. His lawyers pushed for a new civil trial after a jury's 2023 verdict that Trump pay $5 million for sexually assaulting E Jean Carroll, a former Elle magazine columnist, in a department store dressing room.
Several women accused Trump of sexual misconduct and Trump denied all of them. "I never met her. I have never touched her. I would have no interest in meeting her in any shape or form," Trump said about Carroll Friday.
"Now, I assume she'll (Leeds) sue me for defamation like I got sued by E. Jean Carroll, who interestingly said she's been hurt and damaged," Trump said and expressed disappointment over his legal team.
