Donald Trump owned himself in a deposition video telling lawyers he can't remember his claim of having one of the world's greatest memories despite recorded proof of the statement.
Attorney Jorge Forge, asked Trump if he remembered the statement made just weeks earlier on NBC however contrary to his greatest memory boast Trump said:
"I don't remember that. As good as, as good as my memory is."
"I don't remember that. But I, I have a good memory."
Watch the video below.
The clip is part of a 26 minute deposition video captured in Trump Tower at the end of 2015. The video shows an attorney questioning Trump over fraud accusations and a class-action lawsuit against his now defunct Trump University.
Not long after moving into the White House, President Trump paid out $25 million in a settlement for the fraud victims.
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel finalized the multimillion dollar settlement in 2018 despite accusations from Trump claiming that Judge Curiel was biased due to having Mexican ancestry as Trump made attacking Mexican immigrants a cornerstone of his campaign speeches.
During the deposition video Trump was careful to say none of his statements were "false." Instead, he defended the exaggerations as "innocent" and "hyperbole." When the attorney continues questions about operations of the former "University" Trump's world-best memory seems to fail him again as he claims he could not recall.
A pattern emerged as Trump claimed the "University" had:
"a lot of very good instructors"
Adding:
"I've heard good things" about them.
When asked about these great instructors though memory again fell flat and the President was unable to name a single one.
Mother Jones was the first to obtain the video from a source. The authenticity was able to be confirmed by Art Cohen a California businessman and a lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Trump University and Donald Trump himself.
Of the videos Cohen stated:
"On this video, Trump's shifty memory and dishonest character are exposed when he is faced with questions that demand the truth."
Twitter certainly noticed Trump's "shifty memory".
“Comedy Gold! “Forge noted that Trump had previously stated he indeed possessed one of the best memories in the world... Trump had declared he had “the world's greatest memory." Trump said, 'I don't remember that.'"
— Egad Gadzookz (@EgadGadzookz) September 19, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Mother Jones reveals video deposition of Trump in Trump University fraud case. Watch Trump on the defensive, saying he cannot recall boasting he had the best memory in the world and claiming false statements are not "false."https://t.co/XvGJ1ARvbA
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 18, 2020
Convenient memory loss.
— Bacchus (@8ofELEVEN) September 18, 2020
Answers and acts like a mob boss. Dismissive, tries to control the deposition and acts like it's a waste of his time. Even tries to control his own lawyer. However, most notably, shows obvious contempt when his own words are used against him. Trump hates when he trumps himself.
— Hey_Gary (@gharrison220) September 19, 2020
David: He could not recall whether he was a serial liar because he lied about that, too!
— Jeffrey Rollins (@Jeffrey_Rollins) September 18, 2020
With this kind of testimony, he's bound to lose every lawsuit he's involved in. What a colossal fraud.
— Hunter Freeman (@hunterfphoto1) September 18, 2020
That is wild! He lies about his lies, and then lies about lying about his lies.
— stevelord (@stevelo12997066) September 18, 2020
I was thinking the same thing. The patience he has with Trump was extremely well. As I was watching, I kinda wanted to slap the sit out of Trump AND his attorney,with that
"same answer", crap .....ughhhhh
— Lisalisa#5 (@Lisalis69727262) September 19, 2020
Other users could not get past the image that happened when the glasses came out.
This just confirms to all that Trump is a lying idiot.
However, I am feeling mean spirited enough to post this with a pic that Trump will hate. He goes to great lengths to hide his need for reading glasses. What a vain, useless man. https://t.co/0adPnQ3ncF pic.twitter.com/bpV0atKeZS
— Ms.Miller (@justheragain) September 20, 2020
He looks like Angela Lansbury.
— Linda (@lewing99) September 18, 2020
His glasses and the look give him very strong “I want to speak with the manager of this deposition" vibes.
— Kevin (@notapuppet87) September 18, 2020
And look at the "I'm smart" glasses! 🤣🤣🤣
— catherinecats (@catherinecats) September 18, 2020
For those who have trouble remembering the internet is a great resource. It's also easier to remember what's true if you don't lie. Maybe someone can explain that to Trump soon.
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