Trump Rages About ‘Hoaxes’ and ‘Scum’ in Unsealed Deposition (2)

Donald Trump’s sworn testimony in a defamation suit by a New York author who accuses him of rape was partially unsealed, revealing the former president’s rage about the case and many other alleged “hoaxes.”

Trump, who was deposed Oct. 19 by former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers, called his accuser a “wack job” and threatened to sue her and her attorney, according to a partial transcript made public Friday by a federal judge in Manhattan.

“This ridiculous situation that we’re doing right now. It’s a big, fat hoax,” Trump, 76, said during the deposition at ...