Trump attorneys try to ban "Access Hollywood" tape from his civil rape trial
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Attorneys for Donald Trump want to ban from his upcoming civil rape trial the "Access Hollywood" tape in which the former president boasts graphically about how celebrities can molest women.
Trump attorneys Alina Habba and Michael Madaio filed papers in Manhattan federal court late Thursday seeking to block references to the 2005 taped encounter and the tape itself from an April trial stemming from the claims of longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.
They called the tape "irrelevant and highly prejudicial" and said it might unjustly be used to suggest to jurors that Trump had a propensity for sexual assault and therefore must have raped Carroll. They also asked to prevent testimony from two women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct and to ban references to his campaign speeches.
