Welcome to the beat, I am Ari Melver.

And we begin tonight with a very important story

about someone who is running for president

and was formerly president.

And really would be the largest story

in the political universe if it were about

just about anyone else who has fewer legal problems.

That is my factual introduction to the ongoing

civil defamation and sexual assault rape trial

for Donald Trump, E. Jean Carol alleges

that Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s.

Today was the sixth day of this trial

and we are learning a lot as we are right in the heart of it,

the jury, also heard in a way from Trump himself,

but not live.

Instead, this jury, which is assessing

these very serious allegations, heard from Trump

in a deposition that was taped in October.

Now, there's no video of this new deposition available.

We do know broadly what it looks like.

It's a contrast to other past depositions

that Donald Trump has faced.

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