The lawsuit focuses on the Sept. 10 debate in Pennsylvania, where Trump said that the five men — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise — pleaded guilty when they were tried in connection with the assault and rape of a woman who had been running in Central Park on April 19, 1989, and that the victim had died.

During the debate he said: “They admitted — they said, they pled guilty. And I said, well, if they pled guilty they badly hurt a person, killed a person ultimately. And if they pled guilty – then they pled we’re not guilty.”

At the time of the trials, each had pleaded not guilty and the victim of the attack survived.

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    26 days ago

    They admitted they said, they pled guilty. And said, well, if they pled guilty they badly hurt a person, killed a person ultimately. And if they pled guilty then they pled we’re not guilty.

    They might have a tough time making a case just because Trump’s comment was so incoherent lol

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      26 days ago

      Don’t worry, I’m sure one of his drooling supporters will be along shortly to tell us “what he really meant”.