Former President Donald Trump defended his grab em by the pussy comments in a recorded deposition shown to jurors during a rape trial on Thursday.

Though Trump hasnt appeared in person in the civil case filed by writer E. Jean Carroll, lawyers played a video from a deposition last October in which the former president derided the lawyer asking him questions and stood by the infamous comments he made in a 2005 Access Hollywood tape, in which he can be heard saying: When youre a star, they let you do it. You can do anything... Grab em by the pussy.

Historically, thats true with stars, Trump said in the deposition about the taped remarks, adding, If you look over the last million years, I guess thats been largely true. Not always, but largely true. Unfortunately or fortunately.

And you consider yourself to be a star, Carrolls attorney, Roberta Kaplan, asked.

I think so, yeah, Trump replied.