Smartest move by E. Jean Carroll's legal counsel:

[no_hypocrisy]

They videotaped TFG giving his deposition.

Don't get me wrong. His words hung him out to dry by themselves.

But you had to look at his face, his posture, his body language as he was testifying under oath.

An audio recording would have missed his combination of dismissiveness and being ill at ease. The visual was compelling.

If anything, I don't think Trump could have rebounded if he had testified in court. That deposition won the case.

[hlthe2b]

1. Yeah. His "affect" saying those things was quite something...

[EYESORE 9001]

4. We've seen his 'affect' for years now

It makes me wonder how so many people could remain effin’ oblivious to his mental problems.

[Hortensis]

5. Lol, I think that was his sincere confession face.

"Unfortunately or fortunately."



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[Phoenix61]

2. I think he would have done even worse.

He would have tried to bully and intimidate the jury into “voting” for him. I can’t wait to see what grounds Tapioca is going to use to try to get an appeal.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. TIFG will have to be in court in NY for the DA's case against him.

The Judge in that case will have to go hard and lay down the law if he misbehaves.

Same with the other cases against him. TIFG is NOT grace under pressure at all.

[Trueblue Texan]

10. probably would have told the 3 women on the jury...

...you're not my type either. What a prick.

[Phoenix61]

11. Yeah, and then told the men "You know what I mean, right?"nt

[malaise]

6. Yes

Rec

[Vinca]

7. He convicted himself. It's kind of amusing when you think about it.

[2naSalit]

9. +1

[SKKY]

8. And the most damning part of his deposition was when he said Stars...

...can just sexually assault someone because, well, they're starts and they're allowed to. Unfortunately or fortunately. That killed him right there. His not being able to tell the difference between Carroll and Maples in the picture was also pretty bad for his defense, but his justifying his actions by saying history has allowed him to do it was the final nail in the coffin.

[NoMoreRepugs]

12. Ego always sinks the narcissist in the end.

[JudyM]

13. It was good lawyering to get the Access Hollywood tape admitted

as well as the other victims’ accounts… showing pattern or practice. These made it a slam dunk. Hopefully those rulings will be upheld on appeal.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. Most depos are videotaped

I have only given one depo (20 years ago) and it was videotaped

[Liberal In Texas]

15. Many, not most. And not a majority.

It costs a bunch more money and one side usually has to pay for it. Generally the plaintiff side can't afford to set it although they usually do pay for a copy. Normally the defense side (usually the corporate side) requests video and the plaintiffs will buy copies to keep them on an even playing field. I would guess with this high caliber litigation both sides had a piece of the video costs.

And the video itself isn't the only cost usually involved. The attorneys will want to have it synced with the court reporters transcript. This makes searching in a 6 hour depo for one specific thing doable during a trial or just necessary to cut down on the amount of time doing prep. Playback during a trial has to have the specific clips ready to go without having to take an hour to search for them. Playback during a trial is usually done with computer programs like TrialDirector. There isn't much point in have a video deposition if you can't use it effectively. All of this adds to the cost for every step.

Legal support people like to pay the bills too.

[NowISeetheLight]

16. I Wish

I wish they would have a body language expert critique that video. I mean he looked so miserable, guilty and cornered, it was golden.

[TomSlick]

17. I have sometimes regretted not paying for a video recording of a deposition.

This was an easy call for Carroll's lawyers. You just know Trump will not come across well.

[bluestarone]

18. To me, it was like she was the spider. He was caught in the WEB, and

He had no idea what was happening to him! She did one hell of a job. I think they (TFG) should just pay and be done. They don't want a replay of this for sure!