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Menendez in for Nicole Wallace for about three minutes a former president of the United States and for seeks to hold him accountable for his words.

That extraordinary courthouse moment today

came on day four of the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial.

Donald Trump testified in his defense, his attorney,

allowed to ask him only one question, do you stand by your deposition?

He said 100%.

He also added that he considers Carol's allegation false.

That was stricken from the record immediately.

That single question by attorney Alina Haba

is the result of a lengthy back and forth

between Judge Lewis Kaplan and Trump's attorneys, in which the judge warned Trump not to

re-litigate the first trial in which he was found liable for sexually abusing Carol.

There are no do-overs, Judge Lewis Kaplan said.

He ruled out the kind of statements Trump has made outside of court.

Earlier, Carol's attorneys entered into evidence some of those statements, including a post-trial

press conference, posts from Truth Social, an interview on

right-wing TV network, NewsMax, all of which effectively defamed Carol and dismissed

her claim that he sexually assaulted her.

They also played clips from his deposition,

including this one that proved to be devastating

to Trump's defense in the first Carroll case.

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